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reductivist

reductivist noun: one who follows the methods of reductivism; a minimalist.

Noun

reductivist (plural reductivists)

  1. One who follows the methods of reductivism; a minimalist.

Adjective

reductivist (comparative more reductivist, superlative most reductivist)

  1. Tending to reduce to a minimum or to simplify in an extreme way.
  2. Belonging to the reductivism movement in art or music.

Forms of reductivist

Noun
pluralreductivists
Adjective
comparativemore reductivist
superlativemost reductivist

Origin of reductivist

From reductive + -ist.

Questions about reductivist

What does reductivist mean?
Reductivist means one who follows the methods of reductivism; a minimalist.
What part of speech is reductivist?
Reductivist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of reductivist?
The plural of reductivist is reductivists.

Words near reductivist in the dictionary

  1. reductiveness
  2. reductivenesses
  3. reductives
  4. reductivism
  5. reductivisms
  6. reductivist
  7. reductivistic
  8. reductivistically
  9. reductivists
  10. reductivity
  11. reductoisomerase

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