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nominalism

n. in medieval philosophy (see Scholasticism), the position that only concrete particulars have real substantial existence, while universals (i.e., general qualities, such as “redness” or “beauty”) are mere names with at most a mental existence. Compare Platonic idealism; realism. —nominalist n., adj.

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