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compositionalism

compositionalism noun: the view that the meanings of propositions are determined independently of the terms of which they are composed.

Noun

compositionalism (uncountable)

  1. The view that the meanings of propositions are determined independently of the terms of which they are composed

Origin of compositionalism

From compositional + -ism.

Questions about compositionalism

What does compositionalism mean?
Compositionalism means the view that the meanings of propositions are determined independently of the terms of which they are composed.
What part of speech is compositionalism?
Compositionalism is a noun.

Words near compositionalism in the dictionary

  1. composition of a felony
  2. composition over inheritance
  3. compositional
  4. compositional grammar
  5. compositional grammars
  6. compositionalism
  7. compositionalist
  8. compositionalists
  9. compositionality
  10. compositionally
  11. compositionism

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