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systematism

[ sis-tuh-muh-tiz-uh m ]
/ ˈsɪs tə məˌtɪz əm /

noun

the practice of systematizing.
adherence to system or method.

Words nearby systematism

systematic desensitization, systematic error, systematic name, systematic phoneme, systematics, systematism, systematist, systematize, systematized delusion, systematology, systemic

Origin of systematism

First recorded in 1840–50; systemat(ize) + -ism
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Examples from the Web for systematism

  • Evolutionism and systematism are opposing tendencies which can never be absolutely harmonised one with the other.

    Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel

  • Systematism is the death of spontaneousness, and spontaneousness is the very soul of art.

    Piano Playing|Josef Hofmann

British Dictionary definitions for systematism

systematism
/ (ˈsɪstɪməˌtɪzəm) /

noun

the practice of classifying or systematizing
adherence to a system
a systematic classification; systematized arrangement
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