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purposivist

purposivist noun: a proponent of purposivism.

Noun

purposivist (plural purposivists)

  1. A proponent of purposivism.

Forms of purposivist

pluralpurposivists

Origin of purposivist

From purposive + -ist.

Questions about purposivist

What does purposivist mean?
Purposivist means a proponent of purposivism.
What part of speech is purposivist?
Purposivist is a noun.
What is the plural of purposivist?
The plural of purposivist is purposivists.

Words near purposivist in the dictionary

  1. purposive approach
  2. purposively
  3. purposiveness
  4. purposivenesses
  5. purposivism
  6. purposivist
  7. purposivistic
  8. purposivists
  9. purposivity
  10. purpre
  11. purpresture

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