"Zenonism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Zeno + -ism, with the terminal "n" from Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Zeno|ism}} Zeno + -ism, {{uder|en|grc|Ζήνων}} Ancient Greek Ζήνων (Zḗnōn) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Zenonism (uncountable)
  1. The philosophy of Zeno of Citium; stoicism. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Philosophy
    Sense id: en-Zenonism-en-noun-aoiLBs37 Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 79 21 Disambiguation of Philosophy: 89 11
  2. A philosophical framework in which a finite continuum is regarded as an infinite number of discrete elements. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Zenonism-en-noun-~3SSEDY5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 34 66 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Zenoism Derived forms: Zenoist, Zenonist

Alternative forms

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