"expressivism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: expressivisms [plural]
Etymology: From expressive + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|expressive|ism}} expressive + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} expressivism (usually uncountable, plural expressivisms)
  1. (philosophy, ethics) The doctrine that moral statements such as "this is wrong" express a moral evaluation rather than a statement of fact Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Ethics, Philosophy Related terms: expressivist

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