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The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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The belief that something (a nation, species etc.) is exceptional, superior, or does not conform to an established norm.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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A philosophy of prevention or of intervention.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵhs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception English -al English exceptional 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 exceptionalism From exceptional + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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German:
Exzeptionalismus
— state of being exceptional
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Macedonian:
исклучителност
(isklučitelnost)
— state of being exceptional
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Portuguese:
excepcionalismo
— state of being exceptional
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Chinese Mandarin:
例外論 /例外论
(lìwàilùn)
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Chinese Mandarin:
例外主義 /例外主义
(lìwài zhǔyì)
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Finnish:
ekseptionalismi
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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French:
exceptionnalisme
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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German:
Exzeptionalismus
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Indonesian:
eksepsionalisme
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Korean:
예외주의
(ye'oejuui)
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Persian:
استثناگرایی
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Portuguese:
excepcionalismo
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Russian:
национальная исключительность
(nacionalʹnaja isključitelʹnostʹ)
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Spanish:
excepcionalismo
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Turkish:
istisnacılık
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Vietnamese:
chủ nghĩa ngoại lệ
— belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Portuguese:
excepcionalismo
— philosophy of prevention or of intervention