realism
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: REE-ahl-izm
[edit] Noun
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realism (uncountable)
- A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
- An artistic representation of reality as it is
- (sciences) The viewpoint that an external reality exists independent of observation
- (philosophy) A doctrine that universals are real—they exist and are distinct from the particulars that instantiate them.
[edit] Antonyms
- (doctrine concerning universals): nominalism
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[edit] See also
[edit] Estonian
[edit] Noun
realism
- realism
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Noun
realism
- realism
[edit] Swedish
| Inflection for realism | Singular | Plural | ||
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| Common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | realism | realismen | realismer | realismerna |
| Genitive | realisms | realismens | realismers | realismernas |
[edit] Noun
realism
- realism