Speakur

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inventionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ven-tion-ism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that elements of a culture developed within that culture rather than being absorbed through contact with other cultures.

Uncountable

Etymology

From invention + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

inventionist migrationism diffusionism

Questions

What does inventionism mean?
The belief that elements of a culture developed within that culture rather than being absorbed through contact with other cultures.
Where does inventionism come from?
From invention + -ism.

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