"definitionism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: definition + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|definition|ism}} definition + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} definitionism (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy, metaphilosophy) The school of thought that for a theory to be properly explained it is necessary that all concepts used by the theory be well-defined. Wikipedia link: definitionism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms (school of thought): classical theory of concepts Derived forms: social definitionism Related terms: epistemology, ostensive definition, rationalism
    Sense id: en-definitionism-en-noun-~-lDg1Hl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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