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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

Ock•ham n.

Biographical William of. See Occam.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

Ockham, Occam / ˈɒkəm/

William of. died ?1349, English nominalist philosopher, who contested the temporal power of the papacy and ended the conflict between nominalism and realism

'Ockham' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Occam - Occam's razor - Ockham's razor

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