ordinary language philosophy

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ordinary language philosophy (countable and uncountable, plural ordinary language philosophies)

  1. A philosophical methodology that sees traditional philosophical problems as rooted in misunderstandings resulting from philosophers distorting or forgetting how words are ordinarily used to convey meaning in non-philosophical contexts.
    Synonym: (initialism) OLP