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predeterminism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-de-ter-min-ism
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that all events that occur have already been determined.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French prédéterminisme, equivalent to pre- + determinism or predetermine + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

predeterminisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

determinism predestination predetermined

Questions

What does predeterminism mean?
The belief that all events that occur have already been determined.
Where does predeterminism come from?
Borrowed from French prédéterminisme, equivalent to pre- + determinism or predetermine + -ism.

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