nominative determinism
A supposed tendency for people to become active in subjects that relate or correspond…A supposed tendency for people to become active in subjects that relate or correspond to their names.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A supposed tendency for people to become active in subjects that relate or correspond to their names.
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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