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supervaluationism

supervaluationism noun: a semantics for dealing with irreferential singular terms and vagueness.

Noun

supervaluationism (uncountable)

  1. A semantics for dealing with irreferential singular terms and vagueness.

Origin of supervaluationism

From supervaluation + -ism.

Questions about supervaluationism

What does supervaluationism mean?
Supervaluationism means a semantics for dealing with irreferential singular terms and vagueness.
What part of speech is supervaluationism?
Supervaluationism is a noun.

Words near supervaluationism in the dictionary

  1. supervaccinate
  2. supervaccine
  3. supervaccines
  4. supervacuous
  5. supervaluation
  6. supervaluationism
  7. supervaluationist
  8. supervaluationists
  9. supervaluations
  10. supervariables
  11. supervarieties

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