Etymology

utopianism

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Today it means: The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic. Full definition →

English utopian ← New Latin Ūtopia ← Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos)
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  1. Ancient Greekοὐ (ou)
  2. Ancient Greekτόπος (tópos)
  3. New LatinŪtopia
  4. Englishutopia
  5. Englishutopian
  6. English todayutopianism

From utopian + -ism.

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