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philistine
noun(phil-is-tine)
a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
Synonyms: anti-intellectual, lowbrow,
philistine
adjective(phil-is-tine)
smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
Synonyms: anti-intellectual,
philistine
noun(phil-is-tine)
a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
philistine
(phil-is-tine)
of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people

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