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selectionism

selectionism noun: any doctrine or theory that is based on selection, especially in terms of evolution.

Noun

selectionism (usually uncountable, plural selectionisms)

  1. (usually) Any doctrine or theory that is based on selection, especially in terms of evolution.

Forms of selectionism

pluralselectionisms

Origin of selectionism

From selection + -ism.

Questions about selectionism

What does selectionism mean?
Selectionism means any doctrine or theory that is based on selection, especially in terms of evolution.
What part of speech is selectionism?
Selectionism is a noun.
What is the plural of selectionism?
The plural of selectionism is selectionisms.

Words near selectionism in the dictionary

  1. selection sorts
  2. Selection Sunday
  3. Selection Sundays
  4. selectional
  5. selectionally
  6. selectionism
  7. selectionisms
  8. selectionist
  9. selectionistic
  10. selectionists
  11. selections

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