"nominative determinism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nominative determinism (uncountable)
  1. (psychology, semantics) A supposed tendency for people to become active in subjects that relate or correspond to their names. Wikipedia link: nominative determinism Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology, Semantics Related terms: aptonym, aptronym, charactonym, euonym, nomen est omen
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