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reductionist

reductionist adjective: of, or relating to reductionism.

Adjective

reductionist (comparative more reductionist, superlative most reductionist)

  1. Of, or relating to reductionism.

Noun

reductionist (plural reductionists)

  1. An advocate of reductionism.

Forms of reductionist

Adjective
comparativemore reductionist
superlativemost reductionist
Noun
pluralreductionists

Origin of reductionist

From reduction + -ist.

Words formed from reductionist

Questions about reductionist

What does reductionist mean?
Reductionist means of, or relating to reductionism.
What part of speech is reductionist?
Reductionist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near reductionist in the dictionary

  1. reduction to the absurd
  2. reductional
  3. reductionally
  4. reductionism
  5. reductionisms
  6. reductionist
  7. reductionistic
  8. reductionistically
  9. reductionists
  10. reductions
  11. reductions in force

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