operationism

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noun (1)

op·er·a·tion·ism ˌä-pə-ˈrā-shə-ˌni-zəm

: operationalism

operationist

ˌä-pə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nist

noun

operationist

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noun (2)

op·er·a·tion·ist ˌäpəˈrāsh(ə)nə̇st

plural -s

: operationalist

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Noun (1)

operation + -ism

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Noun (1)

1935, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of operationism was in 1935

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