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| bar·ba·rism [ brbə rìzzəm ] (plural bar·ba·risms) |
noun |
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| Definition: |
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1. cruel act: a cruel or brutal act
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2. uncivilized quality: the uncivilized nature of a culture or civilization
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sometimes considered offensive
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3. unconventional or unacceptable thing: something that breaks rules of convention or good taste
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4. ungrammatical word: a word or expression considered to be grammatically incorrect
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| [15th century. Via French< Latin barbarismus< Greek barbarismos< barbarizein (see barbarize)] |
