CONCRETISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does concretism mean? 

• CONCRETISM (noun)
  The noun CONCRETISM has 1 sense:

1. a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms

  Familiarity information: CONCRETISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONCRETISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

concrete representation; concretism

Hypernyms ("concretism" is a kind of...):

internal representation; mental representation; representation (a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "concretism"):

embodiment; shape (a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept)

Derivation:

concretistic (of or relating to concrete representations of abstractions)