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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A musical style, prevalent in Europe in the mid-20th century, based around separate tones rather than overarching compositional structures.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The view that there is no ongoing individual person but rather a series of experiences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The belief that evolution takes place in sudden jumps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: gradualism
History
From punctual + -ism.
