Pyrrhonean

Pyrrhonean
Pyrrhonean Pyr*rho"ne*an, Pyrrhonic Pyr*rhon"ic, a. [L. Pyrrhon[^e]us: cf. F. pyrrhonien.] Of or pertaining to pyrrhonism. [1913 Webster]

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