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How to pronounce “doctrinaire”
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Pronunciation guide for doctrinaire
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of doctrinaire with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Star Trek and The Science of Optimism
is to be pretty rigid, pretty doctrinaire.
- Definition summary
- A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
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How to pronounce doctrinaire
Star Trek and The Science of Optimism

is to be pretty rigid, pretty doctrinaire.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “doctrinaire”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A person who stubbornly holds to a philosophy or opinion regardless of its feasibility.
- (historical) In France, in 1815–30, one of a school who desired a constitution like that of Britain.
- [Adjective]
- Stubbornly holding on to an idea without concern for practicalities or reality.
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