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plu·ral·ism
 pluralism
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- pronunciation:
- pluh
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lih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in philosophy, the theory that reality comprises more than one basic substance or principle. (Cf. dualism, monism.)
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| definition 2: |
the coexistence of distinct cultural, ethnic, or religious groups within a single society.
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| definition 3: |
a national policy favoring the coexistence of a variety of cultural, ethnic, or religious groups.
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| definition 4: |
the condition, state, or quality of being plural.
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| derivations: |
pluralistic (adj.), pluralistically (adv.), pluralist (n.) |
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