positivisme

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French positivisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpoː.zi.tiˈvɪs.mə/

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• Hyphenation: po‧si‧ti‧vis‧me
• Rhymes: -ɪsmə

Noun

positivisme n (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) positivism
2. (colloquial, low prestige, relatively uncommon) positivity

   Synonym: positiviteit

Hypernyms

(positivism):

• modernisme

Derived terms

• logisch positivisme

Related terms

• positivist
• positivistisch

French

Etymology

First known attestation 1830, from positif +‎ -isme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.zi.ti.vism/, /po.zi.ti.vizm/

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Noun

positivisme m (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) positivism

Related terms

• positiviste

Further reading

• “positivisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.