Etymology

corpuscularism

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Today it means: An ideology that discusses reality and change in terms of particles (corpuscles) and their motion. Full definition →

English corpuscular ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Englishcorpuscle
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishcorpuscular
  5. English todaycorpuscularism

From corpuscular + -ism.

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