[Ads-l] Antedating of "Egalitarian"

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egalitarian (OED 1885)

1841 _Times_ (London) 20 Dec. (Times Digital Archive)  The body of communists is divided and subdivided into a great number of sections and _nuances_ of opinion. ... Communists, Communantists, Icarians, Egalitarians.

Fred Shapiro

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