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ism (iz′əm)

noun

a doctrine, theory, system, etc., esp. one whose name ends in -ism

Etymology: < -ism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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