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representationism

representationism noun: the doctrine that thoughts are representations of real, external objects.

Noun

representationism (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that thoughts are representations of real, external objects.

Synonyms of representationism

Origin of representationism

From representation + -ism.

Questions about representationism

What does representationism mean?
Representationism means the doctrine that thoughts are representations of real, external objects.
What part of speech is representationism?
Representationism is a noun.

Words near representationism in the dictionary

  1. representationalist
  2. representationalistic
  3. representationalists
  4. representationally
  5. representationary
  6. representationism
  7. representationist
  8. representationists
  9. representationless
  10. representationlessness
  11. representations

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