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Words with a similar base: functionalism

'functionalism'

[functionalism.n.01] as in: a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment

'functionalism'

[functionalism.n.02] as in: any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose

Origins

					functionalism (English)
├── -ism (English)
└── functional (English)
    ├── -al (English)
    └── function (English)
        └── function (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
            └── fonction (French)
                ├── functio (Latin)
                │   └── fungor (Latin)
                └── functionem (Latin)