"descriptionalism" meaning in All languages combined

See descriptionalism on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: descriptional + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|descriptional|ism}} descriptional + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} descriptionalism (uncountable)
  1. The theory that mental imagery is not visual, but based on language-like descriptions. Tags: uncountable Related terms: descriptionism, descriptionalist
    Sense id: en-descriptionalism-en-noun-Mua0B7vW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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