- exceptionalism
- noun Date: 1929 the condition of being different from the norm; also a theory expounding the exceptionalism especially of a nation or region • exceptionalist adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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exceptionalism — /əkˈsɛpʃənəlɪzəm/ (say uhk sepshuhnuhlizuhm), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun the interpretation of the history of a country, community, organisation, etc., in line with the notion that it is for some reason unique, this leading to the belief that the codes …
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