contextualism
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- 13
Definition of contextualism
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context
“If contextualism is true, then change ramifies through all the contextual connections.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context
“If contextualism is true, then change ramifies through all the contextual connections.”
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(countable, uncountable)A use of language that is dependent on context.
“In this communicational mode, language units can be differentiated as usualisms and contextualisms (Fig. 4-6).”
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Etymology
From contextual + -ism.
Words you can make from contextualism
200+ playable · top: CONTEXTUAL (19 pts)
Best play contextual 19 points11-letter words
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46 words- EXACTIONS 18 pts
- EXCITANTS 18 pts
- EXCLUSION 18 pts
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- EXONUMIST 18 pts
- TOXICANTS 18 pts
- LUXATIONS 16 pts
- TELOTAXIS 16 pts
- ACONITUMS 13 pts
- AUTOECISM 13 pts
- CALUMNIES 13 pts
- COINMATES 13 pts
- COLUMNEAS 13 pts
- COLUMNIST 13 pts
- CULMINATE 13 pts
- ENCOMIAST 13 pts
- MASCULINE 13 pts
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- MISLOCATE 13 pts
- MONTICULE 13 pts
- TECTONISM 13 pts
- ALUMSTONE 11 pts
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- AUTOTELIC 11 pts
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- EMULATION 11 pts
- INOCULATE 11 pts
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- MOUSETAIL 11 pts
- MULATTOES 11 pts
- MULTITONE 11 pts
- MUTATIONS 11 pts
- MUTILATES 11 pts
- SECTIONAL 11 pts
- SEMITONAL 11 pts
- STIMULANT 11 pts
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- TACONITES 11 pts
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- ULTIMATES 11 pts
- AUNTLIEST 9 pts
8-letter words
143 words- ANOXEMIC 19 pts
- CLIMAXES 19 pts
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- MUTILATE 10 pts
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- OSCITANT 10 pts
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- ELATIONS 8 pts
- ELUTIONS 8 pts
- INSOLATE 8 pts
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- TITANOUS 8 pts
- TOENAILS 8 pts
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- TOTALISE 8 pts
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