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Laputan

Adjective CEFR B1
ləˈpjuːtən

Definitions

Fanciful; preposterous; absurd in philosophy or science.

Examples

“He could not, they observed, want⟳ all his various knowledge and Laputan ideas for his periodical writing which brought him most of his bread, and he would do well to use⟳ his talents in getting a speciality that would fit him for a post⟳.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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