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Meaning of Geddes Axe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any process tending to eliminate non-essential elements

UK

Examples

“The necessity for its maker, if he wishes to remain in business, to produce an efficient machine which shall at the same time be cheap, and therefore must be as simple as possible, has acted as a kind of "Geddes' Axe," (sic) sweeping away a number of inessential contrivances […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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