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organicism

Syllabification: (or·gan·i·cism)
Pronunciation: /ôrˈganiˌsizəm/

Definition of organicism

noun

  • 1the doctrine that everything in nature has an organic basis or is part of an organic whole.
  • 2the use or advocacy of literary or artistic forms in which the parts are connected or coordinated to the whole.

Derivatives

organicist

adjective & noun

organicistic

Pronunciation: /ôrˌganiˈsistik/

adjective

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French organicisme

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Definition of organicism in the British & World English dictionary

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