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bergsonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bergson-ism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher who argued that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Bergson + -ism.

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What does bergsonism mean?
The philosophy of Henri Bergson (1859–1941), French philosopher who argued that processes of immediate experience and intuition are more significant than abstract rationalism and science for understanding reality.
Where does bergsonism come from?
From Bergson + -ism.

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