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stadialism

stadialism noun: the theory that a society, culture, etc. passes through a series of developmental stages.

Noun

stadialism (uncountable)

  1. The theory that a society, culture, etc. passes through a series of developmental stages.

Origin of stadialism

From stadial + -ism.

Questions about stadialism

What does stadialism mean?
Stadialism means the theory that a society, culture, etc. passes through a series of developmental stages.
What part of speech is stadialism?
Stadialism is a noun.

Words near stadialism in the dictionary

  1. stadhouses
  2. stadia
  3. stadia hair
  4. stadia hairs
  5. stadial
  6. stadialism
  7. stadialist
  8. stadialists
  9. stadially
  10. stadials
  11. Stadiem

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