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apodictisms

apodictisms is the plural of apodictism.

Meaning of apodictism

Noun

apodictism (usually uncountable, plural apodictisms)

  1. (rare, usually) Apodictic character, tendency, or pretension.
    • It is my conviction that the evident stiffness and apodictism of the definitions cited was already predetermined.1976, Z. Bauman, Socialism, page 50
  2. (countable, rare, usually) An apodictic assertion or pronouncement; a strong, unwarranted claim.
    • That phytogeography of today is a “confused hodgepodge of theory and half-baked notions”…is yet another example of Croizat’s apodictisms.1954, H.J. Lam, “Antarctica: The Cradle of Angiosperms?”, in Vegetatio, IV, № 6, page 431

Questions about apodictisms

What is apodictisms the plural of?
Apodictisms is the plural of apodictism.

Words near apodictisms in the dictionary

  1. apodictical
  2. apodictically
  3. apodicticism
  4. apodicticity
  5. apodictism
  6. apodictisms
  7. apodictive
  8. apodicts
  9. apodid
  10. apodids
  11. apodiform

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