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na|tiv|ism — «NAY tuh vihz uhm», noun. 1. a feeling or attitude of superiority shown by the natives of a country toward foreigners. 2. the policy of advancing the interests of native inhabitants rather than those of immigrants. 3. the philosophical doctrine… … Useful english dictionary
cor|po|ra|tiv|ism — «KR puh RAY tuh VIHZ uhm», noun. the theory or system of a corporative state: »The dangers of a producer dominated economy tending to degenerate into syndicalism or corporativism outweigh the risks on economy resting on consumer preference… … Useful english dictionary
per|spec|tiv|ism — «puhr SPEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. 1. Philosophy. the theory that everything is known only from particular perspectives. 2. the use of perspective in art or literature. –per|spec´tiv|ist, adjective, noun … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tiv|ism — «kuh LEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. a political and economic system in which the means of production of goods and services and the distribution of wealth are controlled by the people as a group or by the government, for example a system such as… … Useful english dictionary
con|struc|tiv|ism — «kuhn STRUHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. a movement in modern art, originally in painting and later in sculpture and architecture, calling for the use of materials such as glass, wood, paper, and wire, instead of paints, crayons, and the like, and… … Useful english dictionary
de|con|struc|tiv|ism — «DEE kuhn STRUHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. a movement in modern architecture that seeks to change conventional ways of perceiving form and space by producing buildings of sharp, clashing angles, skewed shapes, and incomplete forms … Useful english dictionary
de|tec|tiv|ism — «dih TEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. the work or activities of a detective: »a suspenseful piece of detectivism, literary detectivism … Useful english dictionary
e|mo|tiv|ism — «ih MOH tuh vihz uhm», noun. Ethics. the theory that moral statements express only our desires and emotions, and do not convey any knowledge or justify our preferences … Useful english dictionary
in|ac|tiv|ism — «ihn AK tuh vihz uhm», noun. lack of activism: »inactivism in politics … Useful english dictionary
in|tu|i|tiv|ism — «ihn TOO uh tuh VIHZ uhm, TYOO », noun. 1. the doctrine that the fundamental principles of ethics are reached by intuition. 2. intuitive perception; insight … Useful english dictionary
