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punctualism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
punc-tu-al-ism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical style, prevalent in Europe in the mid-20th century, based around separate tones rather than overarching compositional structures.

Uncountable

noun

The view that there is no ongoing individual person but rather a series of experiences.

Uncountable

noun

The belief that evolution takes place in sudden jumps.

Uncountable

Etymology

From punctual + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Antonyms

gradualism

Questions

What does punctualism mean?
A musical style, prevalent in Europe in the mid-20th century, based around separate tones rather than overarching compositional structures.
Where does punctualism come from?
From punctual + -ism.

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