barbarism
/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m//ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/
noun
- 1
A barbaric act.
“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.
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