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binarisms

binarisms is the plural of binarism.

Meaning of binarism

Noun

binarism (plural binarisms)

  1. A pair of opposites; a specific binary.
    • the binarism of male and female; the binarism of North and South
  2. Belief in, or a mode of thought predicated on, a binary; belief that something (for example, gender) is a binary.
    • I am interested in discussing some of the tensions and contradictions of Carey's distinction between the ritual and transmission models of communication and in focusing upon those instances where his binarism breaks down.2006, Jeremy Packer, Craig Robertson, Thinking with James Carey: Essays, page 30

Questions about binarisms

What is binarisms the plural of?
Binarisms is the plural of binarism.

Words near binarisms in the dictionary

  1. binarise
  2. binarised
  3. binarises
  4. binarising
  5. binarism
  6. binarisms
  7. binarist
  8. binaristic
  9. binaristically
  10. binarists
  11. binarities

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