fixism en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English fix 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 fixism From fix + -ism.
Meanings
- (historical, uncountable) The theory that the species alive today are identical to those of the past and that evolution does not happen.
- (uncountable) The former theory of geology that held that the continents were fixed in position.
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Translations (6)
pt fixismo (Translations) · it fissismo (Translations) · fa ثباتگرایی (Translations) · ca fixisme (Translations) · fr fixisme (Translations) · es fijismo (Translations)