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Meaning of Laputan | Babel Free

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.”

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