Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Characteristic of a Whig; liberal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, politics
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adj
Characterized by a belief in inevitable progress, and tending to evaluate the past by the standards of the present; see Whig history.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, often
Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences
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adj
Alternative letter-case form of whiggish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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History
Etymology tree English Whig Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English whiggish From Whig + -ish.
