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-ism

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English

Suffix

-ism

Used to form nouns denoting:
1. the action or result of a verb
  baptism (from baptise)
2. a principle, belief or movement
  conservatism (from conservative)
  Marxism
3. a form of prejudice or discrimination against a particular group of people
  racism (from race)
  sexism (from sex)
4. the defining attribute of a person or thing
  heroism (from hero)

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WordNet Definitions

The noun "ism" has one sense:

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