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alienism
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noun
alienage.
Origin:
1800–10,
Americanism
;
alien
+
-ism
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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alienism
(ˈeɪljəˌnɪzəm, ˈeɪlɪə-)
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n
obsolete
the study and treatment of mental illness
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