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pos·i·tiv·ism
 positivism
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- pronunciation:
- pa
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
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the philosophy that observable facts from the sciences, rather than metaphysical speculation, are the only allowable basis of knowledge and thought.
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adjective + (n.)positivism
certain, ecclesiastical, empirical, intellectual, international, legal, logical, mere, modern, moral, naive, natural, philosophical, scientific, social, theological, unresolved
verb + (n.)positivism
accept, adopt, argue, challenge, contribute, declare, embrace, espouse, ground, inspire, reject, rely, represent, seek
noun + (n.)positivism
alternative,
approach,
assumption,
belief,
century,
constructivism,
critic,
critique,
determinism,
doctrine,
dualism,
epistemology,
existentialism,
formulation,
hedonism,
humanism,
idealism,
ideology,
influence,
materialism,
objectivity,
order,
philosophy,
politics,
postmodernism,
principle,
promise,
psychology,
rationalism,
rejection,
relation,
relativism,
residue,
revelation,
scale,
science,
scientist,
spirit,
theory,
tradition,
trauma,
value
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| derivations: |
positivistic (adj.), positivistically (adv.), positivist (n.) |
The word positivism
contains the following part:
pos, -pose, pon, -pone, -pound
Latin
root
that means put, place
  Example words:
appose, apposite, apposition, appositive, component, composed, composite, compositor, compost, compound, decompose, deponent, depositary, deposition, depositor, depository, discompose, disposable, disposal, disposer, exponent, exponential, expose, exposition, expositor, expository, exposure, expound, impose, imposing, imposition, impostor, impound, inapposite, indisposed, indisposition, interpose, interposition, juxtapose, juxtaposition, opponent, opposable, oppose, opposite, opposition, overexpose, ovipositor, photocompose, pose, poser, poseur, positive, positivism, postpone, posture, predispose, proponent, proposal, propose, proposition, propound, purpose, purposeful, purposely, repose, suppose, transposition
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