barbarisms
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Collins Definition
Noun
barbarisms, plural;
/ˈbärbəˌrizəm/,
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barbarisms, plural;
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Absence of culture and civilization
- - the collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism
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A word or expression that is badly formed according to traditional philological rules, for example a word formed from elements of different languages, such as breathalyzer (English and Greek) or television (Greek and Latin)
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Extreme cruelty or brutality
- - she called the execution an act of barbarism
- - barbarisms from the country's past