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CONCEPTUALISM

\kənsˈɛpt͡ʃuːəlˌɪzəm], \kənsˈɛpt‍ʃuːəlˌɪzəm], \k_ə_n_s_ˈɛ_p_tʃ_uː_ə_l_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of CONCEPTUALISM

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1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptions of individual or single objects.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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n. A theory that the mind has the power of forming for itself general conceptionsâ€”a kind of middle ground between realism and nominalism.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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