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Pauperism

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pau⋅per⋅ism

  [paw-puh-riz-uhm]
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–noun
the state or condition of utter poverty.
Origin:
1805–15; pauper + -ism
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pau·per·ism   (pô'pə-rĭz'əm)   
n.  The quality or state of being a pauper.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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