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con•cep•tu•al•ism
(kən sep′cho̅o̅ ə liz′əm),USA pronunciation n. [Philos.]
con•cep′tu•al•ist, n.
con•cep′tu•al•is′tic, adj.
con•cep′tu•al•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
- Philosophyany of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Cf. nominalism, realism (def. 5).
- conceptual + -ism 1830–40
con•cep′tu•al•is′tic, adj.
con•cep′tu•al•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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