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holism definition

ho·lism (hō′liz′əm)

noun

the view that an organic or integrated whole has an independent reality which cannot be understood simply through an understanding of its parts

Etymology: hol(o)- + -ism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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