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symbolicism

symbolicism noun: an approach to understanding human cognition that is committed to language like symbolic processing as the best method of explanation.

Noun

symbolicism (usually uncountable, plural symbolicisms)

  1. (usually) An approach to understanding human cognition that is committed to language like symbolic processing as the best method of explanation.

Forms of symbolicism

pluralsymbolicisms

Origin of symbolicism

From symbolic + -ism.

Questions about symbolicism

What does symbolicism mean?
Symbolicism means an approach to understanding human cognition that is committed to language like symbolic processing as the best method of explanation.
What part of speech is symbolicism?
Symbolicism is a noun.
What is the plural of symbolicism?
The plural of symbolicism is symbolicisms.

Words near symbolicism in the dictionary

  1. symbolicate
  2. symbolicated
  3. symbolicates
  4. symbolicating
  5. symbolication
  6. symbolicism
  7. symbolicisms
  8. symbolicly
  9. symbolicness
  10. symbolics
  11. symbolification

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