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Definition of philosophunculist in US English:

philosophunculist

noun

rare

  • A petty or insignificant philosopher.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country. Apparently from the Latinate form philosophunculus + -ist.

Pronunciation

philosophunculist

/fɪˌlɒsəˈfʌŋkjʊlɪst/