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diffusionism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dif-fu-sion-ism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another.

Uncountable

Etymology

From diffusion + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

diffusionisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

diffusionist inventionism migrationism

Questions

What does diffusionism mean?
The belief that changes in one culture are caused by diffusion of ideas from another.
Where does diffusionism come from?
From diffusion + -ism.

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