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regressionism

regressionism noun: a tendency toward regression.

Noun

regressionism (uncountable)

  1. A tendency toward regression.
    • Like a museum, the home aims at freezing and conserving an image of the past in a display of collectibles. Maupassant's description of Zola's bedroom exemplifies this historical regressionism […]1999, Didier Maleuvre, Museum Memories: History, Technology, Art, page 115

Origin of regressionism

From regression + -ism.

Questions about regressionism

What does regressionism mean?
Regressionism means a tendency toward regression.
What part of speech is regressionism?
Regressionism is a noun.

Words near regressionism in the dictionary

  1. regression toward the mean
  2. regression tree
  3. regression trees
  4. regressional
  5. regressionary
  6. regressionism
  7. regressionist
  8. regressionists
  9. regressions
  10. regressions to the mean
  11. regressions toward the mean

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