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Rareacademism
The correct spelling is academism.
How to pronounce academism
noun
IPA: /əˈkæd.əˌmɪz.əm/
Say it like: Aca-dem-ism
The correct spelling is academism. (sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic ph…
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Definition
noun
- 1.(sometimes capitalized) The doctrines of Plato's academy; specifically the skeptical doctrines of the later academy stating that nothing can be known; a tenet of the Academic philosophy; state of being Academic.
- 2.Traditional or orthodox formalism; conventionalism.
- 3.Speculative thoughts and attitudes.
- 4.A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.
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