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Fou·ri·er·ism | \ ˈfu̇r-ē-ə-ˌri-zəm 
, -ē-ˌā-ˌi- \
, -ē-ˌā-ˌi- \Definition of Fourierism
: a system for reorganizing society into cooperative communities of small self-sustaining groups
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Fourierist \ ˈfu̇r-ē-ə-rist , -ē-ˌā-ist \ noun
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