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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

extensionalism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪkˈstɛn(t)ʃənəˌlɪzəm/ (General-American)
  • /ˌɛk-/ (General-American)
  • /ɪkˈstɛnʃənəlɪz(ə)m/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ɛk-/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English extensional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English extensionalism From extensional + -ism (suffix forming the names of schools of thought, systems, or theories).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The belief in extensionality.

Forms

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