"superpluralism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From superplural + -ism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|-ism}} -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} superpluralism (uncountable)
  1. (philosophy, logic) The view that higher-level plural reference and quantification are legitimate and useful expressive resources, often in opposition to singularist analyses that reduce plurals to set-like objects. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: plupluralism (english: from pluplural) Related terms: superplural, superplurality, pluralism
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