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• a short pithy instructive saying
Example sentence • The book is filled with insightful aphorisms about life and love.
6 1 noun n noun
• a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms
Example sentence • He carefully aligned the prisms to create a beautiful display of colors.
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Example sentence • She found an old journal filled with atticisms from the 19th century.
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Example sentence • The novel is packed with gothicisms , from its eerie setting to its dark and mysterious characters.
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• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
Example sentence • His repeated successes in the competition have finally silenced all scepticisms .
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• doubt about the truth of something
Example sentence • Many scientists have expressed their skepticisms about the validity of the research findings.
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• orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
Example sentence • The article was filled with unnecessary academicisms that made it difficult for the average reader to understand.
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Example sentence • Some people find comfort in apocalypticisms and believe that the end of the world is near.
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• using your own body as a sexual object
Example sentence • Some individuals engage in autoeroticisms as a form of self-pleasure.
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• communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
Example sentence • Her book is filled with didacticisms , teaching readers through thoughtful examples.
11 4 noun n noun
• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
Example sentence • The scientist's theories were based on a combination of empirical evidence and empiricisms .
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• a state of anticipation of sexuality
Example sentence • She explored her own eroticisms through writing explicit stories.
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Example sentence • His erraticisms made it difficult for others to trust his judgment.
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• the quality of being exotic
Example sentence • His writing is filled with many exoticisms from various cultures.
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Example sentence • Her freneticisms at work often left her exhausted.
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• a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
Example sentence • Some historicisms argue that historical events should be understood in relation to the social and political conditions of the time.
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• a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
Example sentence • The film contains several homoeroticisms throughout the storyline.
12 4 noun n noun
• asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Example sentence • The book discusses various monasticisms practiced in different cultures.
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• revival of a classical style (in art or literature or architecture or music) but from a new perspective or with a new motivation
Example sentence • Many art scholars argue that neoclassicisms sought to revive the principles and forms of ancient Greek and Roman art.
12 4 noun n noun
• a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
Example sentence • His constant worrying and anxious behavior are clear neuroticisms .
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• impractical romantic ideals and attitudes
Example sentence • Her poetry is filled with romanticisms and dream-like imagery.
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• orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
Example sentence • The medieval scholars engaged in intense debates about scholasticisms .
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• discrimination on the basis of a person's age
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• the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
Example sentence • People with albinisms have very light-colored or white hair.
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Example sentence • The presence of multiple alleles for the same gene leads to allelisms .
9 3 noun
• mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps)
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• the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls
Example sentence • Different cultures practice various forms of animisms .
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• (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
Example sentence • The Big Dipper and the Little Dipper are two well-known asterisms in the night sky.
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Example sentence • She exhibited atropisms in her behavior, consistently moving away from social interactions.
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Example sentence • The director's signature style was evident in the film's use of auteurisms .
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Example sentence • The assignment explores the phenomenon of binarisms in language and literature.
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Example sentence • I love reading articles that are filled with bogyisms .
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• involuntarily or unconsciously clenching or grinding the teeth, typically during sleep
Example sentence • My dentist told me I have bruxisms .
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• the manner and dress of a fop or dandy
Example sentence • His dandyisms and flamboyant style made him stand out in the crowd.
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• acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
Example sentence • His repeated failures have led him to develop defeatisms .
9 3 noun
• a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan)
Example sentence • His book explores various demonisms found in folklore and mythology.
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• dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Example sentence • Throughout history, many countries have experienced oppressive despotisms .
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• tendency to assert principles as undeniably true
Example sentence • He rejected the dogmatisms of traditional religious teachings.
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• the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
Example sentence • The concept of dualisms is often explored in philosophy.
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• a genetic abnormality resulting in short stature
Example sentence • She has multiple dwarfisms , which affect her stature and skeletal structure.
11 3 noun n noun
• an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one
Example sentence • Some people use dysphemisms to insult others.
8 3 noun n noun
• an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
8 3 noun n noun
• the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
Example sentence • The politician's speech was full of elitisms , alienating many voters.
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• nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
Example sentence • The presence of endemisms in an ecosystem indicates its high biodiversity.
9 3 noun n noun
• an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part
Example sentence • His erethisms were evident as he paced back and forth in the waiting room.
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• poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs
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• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
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• the quality of being exotic
Example sentence • The use of exotisms in her writing adds an intriguing element to the story.
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• any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
Example sentence • The rise of political extremisms is a cause for concern.
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