parochialism
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ki noun
a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
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parochial (pəˈrəʊkɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | narrow in outlook or scope; provincial |
| 2. | of or relating to a parish or parishes |
| [C14: via Old French from Church Latin parochiālis; see | |
| pa'rochialism | |
| —n | |
| parochi'ality | |
| —n | |
| pa'rochially | |
| —adv | |
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Parochialism
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Example sentences
The parochialism that permeates the region is costly and, at times, counterproductive.
One's own civilization or nation must be firmly placed within a truly global context, so as to avoid parochialism.
Hence, to speak of all of their dissents as born of a narrow parochialism is not to tell the full story.
The study found that it is possible to exploit investors' parochialism to beat the stock market.
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