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rationary, a. rare.|ˈræʃənərɪ| [ad. late L. ratiōnārius, or f. L. ratiōn-em: see ratio n. and -ary1.] †a. ‘Of or belonging to account or reckoning’ (Blount 1656). Obs. b. (See quot.)
a1866Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) xviii. 275 Ethics..must be rationary (i.e. interested in the reasons of facts) as distinguished from positivist. |