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extensionalism

/ɪkˈstɛn(t)ʃənəˌlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tens-ion-al-i-sm
IPA
/ɪkˈstɛn(t)ʃənəˌlɪzəm/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief in extensionality.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English extensional 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 extensionalism From extensional + -ism (suffix forming the names of schools of thought, systems, or theories).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪkˈstɛn(t)ʃənəˌlɪzəm/
  • British English: /ɪkˈstɛnʃənəlɪz(ə)m/

Usage

Inflected Forms

extensionalisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce extensionalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈstɛn(t)ʃənəˌlɪzəm/.
What does extensionalism mean?
The belief in extensionality.
Where does extensionalism come from?
Etymology tree English extensional 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 extensionalism From extensional + -ism (suffix forming the names of schools of thought, systems, or theories).

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