"mutualism" meaning in English

See mutualism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmjuː.tʃʊ.əˌlɪz.m̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmju.t͡ʃu.əˌlɪz.m̩/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-mutualism.wav Forms: mutualisms [plural]
Etymology: From mutual + -ism. Compare French mutualisme and Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish mutualismo. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mutual|ism}} mutual + -ism, {{cog|fr|mutualisme}} French mutualisme, {{cog|it|-}} Italian, {{cog|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{,}} ,, {{cog|es|mutualismo}} Spanish mutualismo Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mutualism (countable and uncountable, plural mutualisms)
  1. (ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ecology, Anarchism Translations (interaction between two species that benefits both): 互利共生 (hùlì-gòngshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 互惠共生 (hùhuì-gòngshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 相利共生 (xiānglì-gòngshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), mutualismi (Finnish), mutualisme [masculine] (French), mutualisme (Indonesian), mutualismo [masculine] (Italian), 相利共生 (sōrikyōsei) (Japanese), kesalingan (Malay), mutualismo [masculine] (Portuguese), mutualism [neuter] (Romanian), mutualizem [masculine] (Slovene), mutualismo [masculine] (Spanish), mutualism [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mutualism-en-noun-t~d7dUuq Disambiguation of Anarchism: 75 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 80 20 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'interaction between two species that benefits both': 99 1
  2. (economics) An economic theory and anarchist school of thought that advocates a society where each person might possess a means of production, either individually or collectively, with trade representing equivalent amounts of labor in the free market. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Economics Translations (economic theory): 互助論 /互助论 (hùzhù lùn) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-mutualism-en-noun-aOK4wtfR Topics: economics, sciences Disambiguation of 'economic theory': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anarcho-mutualism Related terms: commensalism

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    "mutualism"
  ],
  "word": "mutualism"
}

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