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explanationism

explanationism noun: a philosophical system where beliefs are justified by their usefulness in explaining.

Noun

explanationism (uncountable)

  1. A philosophical system where beliefs are justified by their usefulness in explaining.

Origin of explanationism

From explanation + -ism.

Questions about explanationism

What does explanationism mean?
Explanationism means a philosophical system where beliefs are justified by their usefulness in explaining.
What part of speech is explanationism?
Explanationism is a noun.

Words near explanationism in the dictionary

  1. explanantia
  2. explanary
  3. explanate
  4. explanated
  5. explanation
  6. explanationism
  7. explanationist
  8. explanationists
  9. explanations
  10. explanative
  11. explanatively

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