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formism

formism noun: the philosophy of forms.

Noun

formism (uncountable)

  1. The philosophy of forms.
    • The worldview of formism is based on the assumption that objects (or concepts) can be categorized with discrete boundaries based on their assigned definition or similarity to a prototype.2010, Benjamin Robert Forsyth, The Influence of Worldviews on Selective Recall from Texts about History and Physics, page 11

Origin of formism

form + -ism

Questions about formism

What does formism mean?
Formism means the philosophy of forms.
What part of speech is formism?
Formism is a noun.

Words near formism in the dictionary

  1. formiminotransferases
  2. formin
  3. forming
  4. formings
  5. formins
  6. formism
  7. formist
  8. formists
  9. formivore
  10. formivores
  11. FORML

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