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Polydactylism Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions
Noun
1

The possession of more than the normal number of digits.

See Also
polydactylisms
Related Terms

Origin

The word comes from combining Greek roots meaning "many fingers or toes" with the suffix "-ism." It was adopted into English through comparison with the similar French term polydactylisme.

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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