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adj
Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Of or relating to Herbert Spencer, British social and political theorist, or his ideas on social Darwinism.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A supporter or follower of Herbert Spencer's ideas.
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History
From Spencer + -ian.
