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Definition of naturalistic adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

naturalistic

adjective

NAmE//ˌnætʃrəˈlɪstɪk//

, NAmE//ˌnætʃərəˈlɪstɪk//

1(of artists, writers, etc. or their work) showing things as they appear in the natural world

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2copying the way things are in the natural world to study behavior in laboratory and naturalistic settings

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