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nominalism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
nom-i-nal-ism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French nominalisme. By surface analysis, nominal + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nominalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

antinominalism

Phrases

problem of universals

Frequently Paired Words

nominality nominalness problem of universals universalism

Antonyms

realism

Questions

What does nominalism mean?
A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
Where does nominalism come from?
From French nominalisme. By surface analysis, nominal + -ism.

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