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idiotism

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id⋅i⋅ot⋅ism

1[id-ee-uh-tiz-uhm]
–noun
1. idiotic conduct or action.
2. idiocy.

Origin:
1585–95; idiot + -ism

id⋅i⋅ot⋅ism

2[id-ee-uh-tiz-uhm]
–noun Obsolete.
an idiom.

Origin:
1580–90; < L idiōtismus < Gk idiōtismós a vulgar phrase, peculiar way of speaking
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