Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great man theory

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: great -man the-o-ry
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory of history that sees it as driven by the actions of powerful individuals.

Example Sentences

"The number of biographies in the list does not surprise Greer because he detects an implicit “great man” theory of history in the canon."

Questions

What does great man theory mean?: A theory of history that sees it as driven by the actions of powerful individuals.

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