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ob•jec•tiv•ism
(əb jek′tə viz′əm),USA pronunciation n.
ob•jec′tiv•ist, n., adj.
ob•jec′ti•vis′tic, adj.
- a tendency to lay stress on the objective or external elements of cognition.
- the tendency, as of a writer, to deal with things external to the mind rather than with thoughts or feelings.
- a doctrine characterized by this tendency.
- objective + -ism 1850–55
ob•jec′ti•vis′tic, adj.