Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modularism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mod-u-lar-ism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that some system, such as the brain or the ability to process language, operates as a group of interconnected but separate modules.

Uncountable

Etymology

From modular + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: modular

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does modularism mean?: The belief that some system, such as the brain or the ability to process language, operates as a group of interconnected but separate modules.
Where does modularism come from?: From modular + -ism.

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