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pheneticism

pheneticism noun: support for the system of phenetics.

Noun

pheneticism (uncountable)

  1. (systematics) Support for the system of phenetics.

Origin of pheneticism

From phenetic + -ism.

Questions about pheneticism

What does pheneticism mean?
Pheneticism means support for the system of phenetics.
What part of speech is pheneticism?
Pheneticism is a noun.

Words near pheneticism in the dictionary

  1. phenetic
  2. phenetically
  3. phenetician
  4. pheneticians
  5. pheneticillin
  6. pheneticism
  7. pheneticist
  8. pheneticists
  9. phenetics
  10. phenetidine
  11. phenetidines

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