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ism
[iz-uh
m] 
–noun
| a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice: This is the age of isms. |
-ism
| a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nouns from verbs (baptism); on this model, used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice, state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion or adherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism). |
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| ism (ĭz'əm) n. Informal A distinctive doctrine, system, or theory: "Formalism, by being an 'ism,' kills form by hugging it to death" (Peter Viereck). [From -ism.] |
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Ism
Ism\, n. [See ism, above.] A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory. --E. Everett. The world grew light-headed, and forth came a spawn of isms which no man can number. --S. G. Goodrich.
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| ISM interstellar medium |
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