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Feminism Common

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Feminism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

"The city council recently voted to support feminism by passing new policies ensuring equal pay for all employees regardless of gender."

2

the movement aimed at equal rights for women

"Many people joined the local group to support feminism as a way to secure equal legal and social rights for women."

3

The state of being feminine; femininity.

"She argued that while her work was brilliant, she should not be penalized for displaying traditional feminism in her choice of clothing and mannerisms."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
doctrine campaign
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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