A j ayer
[air] /ɛər/
noun
sir a(lfred) j(ules) 1910–1989, english philosopher, teacher, and author.
ayer
/ɛə/
noun
sir alfred jules. 1910–89, english positivist philosopher, noted particularly for his antimetaphysical work language, truth, and logic (1936)
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