incrementalism

[in-kruh-men-tl-iz-uhm, ing-]

noun

a policy of making changes, especially social changes, by degrees; gradualism.

Origin:
1965–70; incremental + -ism

Related forms

in·cre·men·tal·ist, noun, adjective

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Incrementalism has a plethora of syllables.

So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:

opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

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