mutualism

English
Hummingbird hawkmoth drinking from Dianthus. Pollination is a classic example of mutualism (sense 1).

Etymology

mutual +‎ -ism. Compare French mutualisme and Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish mutualismo.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmjuː.tʃʊ.əˌlɪz.m̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmju.t͡ʃu.əˌlɪz.m̩/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Hyphenation: mu‧tu‧al‧ism

Noun

mutualism (countable and uncountable, plural mutualisms)

  1. (ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
  2. (economics) An economic theory and anarchist school of thought that advocates a society where each person might possess a means of production, either individually or collectively, with trade representing equivalent amounts of labor in the free market.

Derived terms

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French mutualisme. By surface analysis, mutual +‎ -ism.

Noun

mutualism n (uncountable)

  1. mutualism, mutuality

Declension
declension of mutualism (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) mutualism mutualismul
genitive/dative (unui) mutualism mutualismului
vocative mutualismule
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