English Explanatory Dictionary

bleen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of an object, blue when first observed before a specified time or green when first observed after that time.

Pronunciation

blēn /bliːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bleen.wav

Word forms

bleen

Etymology

Blend of blue + green; coined by American philosopher Nelson Goodman in 1955 to illustrate concepts in the philosophy of science

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