fixism

fixism

English

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English fix
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English fixism

    From fix + -ism.

    Noun

    fixism (uncountable)

    1. (biology, chiefly historical) The theory that the species alive today are identical to those of the past and that evolution does not happen.
    2. (geology) The former theory of geology that held that the continents were fixed in position.
      Antonyms: mobilism, stabilism

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    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French fixisme.

    Noun

    fixism n (uncountable)

    1. fixism

    Declension

    singular only indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative fixism fixismul
    genitive-dative fixism fixismului
    vocative fixismule
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