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# How to pronounce "adaptationism" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ædæptætɪɒnɪsm/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **a·dap·ta·ti·o·nism**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- The view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations.
- A set of methods for distinguishing traits resulting from adaptation from those arising through other processes.
  - *Example*: "Until one is clear about just what one means by adaptationism, what evidence one needs to accuse someone of being an "adaptationist" will remain vague; this rather diminishes the force of the accusation."

### Example Sentences
- "Until one is clear about just what one means by adaptationism, what evidence one needs to accuse someone of being an "adaptationist" will remain vague; this rather diminishes the force of the accusation."
- "adaptationism um this is to quote a Norwegian scholar uh in a similar but"
- "adaptationism uh and it's instructive it's eye openening but uh uh we are uh"

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "adaptationism" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "we've been struck low perhaps lower than ever before unwitting agents of our own adaptationism um this is to quote a Norwegian scholar uh in a similar but"
- **Watch at 58:59**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyCZkt4zxhE&t=3539s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "adaptationism uh and it's instructive it's eye openening but uh uh we are uh"
- **Watch at 59:38**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyCZkt4zxhE&t=3578s)


## How to Pronounce "adaptationism"

- **Syllables**: a · dap · ta · ti · o · nism
- **IPA**: `/ædæptætɪɒnɪsm/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[adaptationist](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adaptationist), [ada](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/ada), [adactyl](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adactyl), [adactylism](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adactylism), [adactylous](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adactylous), [adactyly](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adactyly), [adad](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adad), [adafenoxate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adafenoxate)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “adaptationism”?
“adaptationism” is pronounced /ædæptætɪɒnɪsm/ (a · dap · ta · ti · o · nism). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “adaptationism”?
“adaptationism” has 6 syllables: a · dap · ta · ti · o · nism.

### What does “adaptationism” mean?
The view that many traits of organisms are evolved adaptations.

### How can I hear “adaptationism” used in real sentences?
This page has 2 real-world video examples of “adaptationism” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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