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fixism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fix-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The theory that the species alive today are identical to those of the past and that evolution does not happen.

Uncountable

noun

The former theory of geology that held that the continents were fixed in position.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English fix Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fixism From fix + -ism.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

creationism dispersalism

Antonyms

mobilism stabilism

Questions

What does fixism mean?
The theory that the species alive today are identical to those of the past and that evolution does not happen.
Where does fixism come from?
Etymology tree English fix Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English fixism From fix + -ism.

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