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so•ci•ol•o•gism
(sō′sē ol′ə jiz′əm, sō′shē-),USA pronunciation n.
- Sociologyan explanation, expression, concept, etc., characteristic of sociology, esp. when lacking reference to other disciplines concerned with human development.
- sociolog(y) + -ism 1940–45