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Word: Barbarism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French barbarisme, via Latin from Greek barbarismos, from barbarizein ‘speak like a foreigner’, from barbaros ‘foreign’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɑːbərɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
absence of culture and civilization
Short Definition:absence of culture and civilization
Examples:- the collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism
Definition:
extreme cruelty or brutality
Short Definition:extreme cruelty or brutality
Examples:- she called the execution an act of barbarism
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