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aliefs

aliefs is the plural of alief.

Meaning of alief

Noun

alief (countable and uncountable, plural aliefs)

  1. A primitive, subconscious belieflike attitude which may contradict one's conscious beliefs.
    • Abstract: I introduce and argue for the importance of a cognitive state that I call alief. An alief is, to a reasonable approximation, an innate or habitual propensity to respond to an apparent stimulus in a particular way.2008, TS Gendler, “Alief in action (and reaction)”, in Mind & Language

Questions about aliefs

What is aliefs the plural of?
Aliefs is the plural of alief.

Words near aliefs in the dictionary

  1. Alidhoo
  2. Alidhuffarufinolhu
  3. Alids
  4. alie
  5. alief
  6. aliefs
  7. alien
  8. alien abduction
  9. alien abductions
  10. Alien Day
  11. alien hand syndrome

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