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CONCRETISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
Synonyms:
concrete representation; concretism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("concretism" is a kind of...):
internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concretism"):
embodiment; shape (a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept)
Derivation:
concretistic (of or relating to concrete representations of abstractions)
