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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The belief that phenomenalism and physicalism are alternative "world-versions", both useful in some circumstances, but neither capable of fully capturing the other. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   A style that features an estrangement from our generally accepted sense of reality. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From irreal + -ism.

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