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singularist

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. One who affects singularity.
  2. A proponent of singularism.
  3. One who believes there is a single valid interpretion.
  4. One who believes that the causal relationship is a directly perceivable and reducible relation between two events.

Examples

“a clownish singularist, or nonconformist to ordinary usage”
“To that end⟳, the singularist understands an inquiry to proceed.”
“What divides the singularist from the multiplist is not just an epistemic difference.”
“Like⟳ all singularists, Ducasse holds that causation is a relation between particular events with no generalist comonent.”
“My own⟳ sympathies are with the generalizing singularist,”

CEFR level

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