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Definition of historicism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

historicism

noun

/hɪˈstɒrɪsɪzəm/

/hɪˈstɔːrɪsɪzəm/

[uncountable]

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the theory that cultural and social events and situations can be explained by historyTopics Historyc2
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from historic, translating German Historismus.

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