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# How to pronounce "substantivalism" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sʌbstæntɪvælɪsm/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **sub·stan·ti·va·lism**

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- The doctrine that space and time have an existence independent of physical things.
  - *Example*: "Several philosophers of science have argued that the general theory of relativity actually supports spacetime substantivalism (if not separate spatial and temporal substantivalisms) since it allows solutions consisting of nothing but a differentiable manifold with metric tensor field […]"

### Example Sentences
- "Several philosophers of science have argued that the general theory of relativity actually supports spacetime substantivalism (if not separate spatial and temporal substantivalisms) since it allows solutions consisting of nothing but a differentiable manifold with metric tensor field […]"

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "substantivalism"

- **Syllables**: sub · stan · ti · va · lism
- **IPA**: `/sʌbstæntɪvælɪsm/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Pronunciations

[sub](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sub), [suba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/suba), [subabbot](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabbot), [subabdominal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabdominal), [subability](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subability), [subabortive](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabortive), [subabsolute](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabsolute), [subabul](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabul)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “substantivalism”?
“substantivalism” is pronounced /sʌbstæntɪvælɪsm/ (sub · stan · ti · va · lism). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “substantivalism”?
“substantivalism” has 5 syllables: sub · stan · ti · va · lism.

### What does “substantivalism” mean?
The doctrine that space and time have an existence independent of physical things.


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