razor
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Speech
razor
Definition
Noun
A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
Etymology
Noun
Any tool or instrument designed for shaving.
Etymology
Noun
The sharp tusk of a wild boar.
Etymology
Noun
Philosophy
A conceptual device that allows one to shave away unlikely explanations for a phenomenon. Etymology
Meaning note
philosophyVerb Transitive
To cut with a razor.
Etymology
Meaning note
transitive
Noun
Verb
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Other
Etymology
From Old French rasour, from raser (“to scrape, to shave”).
Bibliography
- Wiktionary :razor (CC BY-SA 3.0)