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punctualism

punctualism noun: a musical style, prevalent in Europe in the mid-20th century, based around separate tones rather than overarching compositional structures.

Noun

punctualism (uncountable)

  1. A musical style, prevalent in Europe in the mid-20th century, based around separate tones rather than overarching compositional structures.
  2. The view that there is no ongoing individual person but rather a series of experiences.
  3. The belief that evolution takes place in sudden jumps.
    Antonyms:
    gradualism

Antonyms of punctualism

Origin of punctualism

From punctual + -ism.

Questions about punctualism

What does punctualism mean?
Punctualism means a musical style, prevalent in Europe in the mid-20th century, based around separate tones rather than overarching compositional structures.
What part of speech is punctualism?
Punctualism is a noun.

Words near punctualism in the dictionary

  1. punctualisations
  2. punctualise
  3. punctualised
  4. punctualises
  5. punctualising
  6. punctualism
  7. punctualist
  8. punctualists
  9. punctualities
  10. punctuality
  11. punctualization

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