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at·om·ism

atomism

 
pronunciation:
ae t mI zm
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a theory that all matter is composed of small, indivisible particles called atoms, which in modern form is called atomic theory.
definition 2: in psychology, the theory that all social institutions arise from the acts and interests of individual people.