Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

associationism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-so-ci-a-tion-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory that association (of experiences etc) is the basis of consciousness and mental activity

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin associātiōbor. English association 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 associationism From association + -ism.

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What does associationism mean?
A theory that association (of experiences etc) is the basis of consciousness and mental activity
Where does associationism come from?
Etymology tree Latin associātiōbor. English association 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 associationism From association + -ism.

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