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Word: Shibboleth
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from Hebrew šibbōleṯ ‘ear of corn’, used as a test of nationality by its difficult pronunciation (Judg. 12:6)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃɪbəlɛθ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important
Short Definition:custom, principle, or belief distinguishing particular class or group of people
Examples:- the majority, under the influence of vague nineteenth-century shibboleths, understood him to be associating himself with the doctrine that every nation has a right to be a sovereign state
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