Hyphenism Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".

See Also

identity hyphenated term

Related Terms

identity hyphenated term

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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