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solipsism

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solipsistic

Main Entry:: so·lip·sism
Pronunciation:: \ˈsō-ləp-ˌsi-zəm, ˈsä-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Latin solus alone + ipse self
Date:: 1874

: a theory holding that the self can know nothing but its own modifications and that the self is the only existent thing; also : extreme egocentrism

— so·lip·sist

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\ˈsō-ləp-sist, ˈsä-ləp-, sə-ˈlip-\ noun

— so·lip·sis·tic

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\ˌsō-ləp-ˈsis-tik, ˌsä-\ adjective

— so·lip·sis·ti·cal·ly

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\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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