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noun Epistemology.
the doctrine that in perception, or in all forms of knowledge, there is an immediate awareness of the things perceived.
Also called presentative realism.
Related forms
pres·en·ta·tion·ist, noun, adjective
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Presentationism
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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| presentationism (ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃəˌnɪzəm) | |
| —n | |
| philosophy Compare representationalism the theory that objects are identical with our perceptions of them | |
| presen'tationist | |
| —n, —adj | |
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