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descriptionism

descriptionism noun: the definition of truth as a description of observed reality.

Noun

descriptionism (uncountable)

  1. The definition of truth as a description of observed reality.

Origin of descriptionism

From description + -ism.

Questions about descriptionism

What does descriptionism mean?
Descriptionism means the definition of truth as a description of observed reality.
What part of speech is descriptionism?
Descriptionism is a noun.

Words near descriptionism in the dictionary

  1. descriptional
  2. descriptionalism
  3. descriptionalist
  4. descriptionalists
  5. descriptionally
  6. descriptionism
  7. descriptionist
  8. descriptionistic
  9. descriptionists
  10. descriptionless
  11. descriptions

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