compositionalism

noun

The view that the meanings of propositions are determined independently of the terms of which they are composed

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Meanings

nouncompositionalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe view that the meanings of propositions are determined independently of the terms of which they are composed

Origin

From compositional + -ism.

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compositionalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compositionalism

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“compositionalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compositionalism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compositionalism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compositionalism.

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