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Meaning of occasionalism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.
    uncountable
  2. A nonce word.
    countable

Equivalents

Examples

“This measure stems from the observation that productive morphological rules are likely to produce occasionalisms, whereas unproductive rules are not likely to do so. Occasionalisms are thus particularly important for determining productivity.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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