biologism

bi·ol·o·gism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-ol-uh-jiz-uh m]
- /baɪˈɒl əˌdʒɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-ol-uh-jiz-uh m]
- /baɪˈɒl əˌdʒɪz əm/

Definitions of biologism word

noun biologism the explanation of human behaviour through biology 3
noun biologism the use or emphasis of biological principles or methods in explaining human, especially social, behavior. 1

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Origin of biologism

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; biolog(y) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Biologism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Biologism

biologism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

biologism usage trend in Literature

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