"deflationism" meaning in All languages combined

See deflationism on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈfleɪʃənɪzəm/ [UK] Forms: deflationisms [plural]
Etymology: From deflation + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|deflation|ism}} deflation + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} deflationism (usually uncountable, plural deflationisms)
  1. (philosophy) A theory proposing that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not attribute a property called truth to such a statement. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Philosophy

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