line of thought

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line of thought

noun lines of thought · line of thinking

  1. figuratively A way of thinking about a particular topic, concept, or problem, that follows a logical progression of reasoning or argument. In the present chapter, I want to develop this line of thought in greater detail and at the same time clear up some difficulties that a number of my critics have claimed to find in my account of these matters.
  2. figuratively Way of thinking. "Even today there is a dictatorship of a narrow line of thought" which kills "people's freedom, their freedom of conscience," the Pope expressed in his April 10 daily Mass.

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noun particular way of thinking about a subject

中文思路 sīlù, 思想 sīxiǎng, 脈絡 /脉络 màiluò
हिन्दीविचार की रेखा vicār kī rekhā

noun way of thinking

日本語考え方 kangaekata
中文思路 sīlù, 思想 sīxiǎng, 脈絡 /脉络 màiluò

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@misc{line_of_thought_2026,
  title = {line of thought},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/line%20of%20thought},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}