corpuscularianism

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What does corpuscularianism mean?

The postulate that all physical bodies possess an inner and outer layer of minute particles or corpuscles.

Where does corpuscularianism come from?

Etymology tree English corpuscularian 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 corpuscularianism From corpuscularian + -ism.

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