conceptual realism

noun Philosophy.

the doctrine that universals have real and independent existence.

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Nearby words

conception rate, conceptive, conceptor, conceptual, conceptual art, conceptual realism, conceptualisation, conceptualise, conceptualism, conceptualization, conceptualize

Related formscon·cep·tual re·alist, noun

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