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sol·ip·sism (säl′ip siz′əm)

noun

  1. the theory that the self can be aware of nothing but its own experiences and states
  2. the theory that nothing exists or is real but the self

Etymology: < L solus, alone, sole + ipse, self + -ism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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