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academicisms

academicisms is the plural of academicism.

Meaning of academicism

Noun

academicism (countable and uncountable, plural academicisms)

  1. (capitalized, sometimes) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
  2. Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
  3. Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
  4. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.

See all 5 meanings of academicism

Noun capitalized: Academicisms

Academicisms

  1. (plural) plural of Academicism

Questions about academicisms

What is academicisms the plural of?
Academicisms is the plural of academicism.
What part of speech is academicisms?
Academicisms is a noun.

Words near academicisms in the dictionary

  1. academicise
  2. academicised
  3. academicises
  4. academicising
  5. academicism
  6. academicisms
  7. academicist
  8. academicization
  9. academicize
  10. academicized
  11. academicizes

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