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Colloquialism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Colloquialism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

2

A colloquial word or phrase; a common spoken expression.

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ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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