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Meaning of barbarism

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

barbarism

Pronunciation:/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m//ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/

noun

Definitions

  1. A barbaric act.

    Example: These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse.

  2. The condition of existing barbarically.

  3. A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.

  4. An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.