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dormitive principles

dormitive principles is the plural of dormitive principle.

Meaning of dormitive principle

Noun

dormitive principle (plural dormitive principles)

  1. (idiomatic, rhetoric) A type of tautology in which an item is explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.
    • We note Bateson's (1968) dormitive principle at work in which behaviors are described as traits such as LD, which then are used to explain the behavior.1988, Doreen Kronick, New Approaches to Learning Disabilities: Cognitive, Metacognitive, and Holistic

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What is dormitive principles the plural of?
Dormitive principles is the plural of dormitive principle.

Words near dormitive principles in the dictionary

  1. dormiphonics
  2. dormition
  3. dormitions
  4. dormitive
  5. dormitive principle
  6. dormitive principles
  7. dormitive virtue
  8. dormitive virtues
  9. dormitives
  10. dormitoria
  11. dormitories

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