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accentism

accentism noun: discrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.

Noun

accentism (uncountable)

  1. Discrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.

Origin of accentism

From accent + -ism.

Questions about accentism

What does accentism mean?
Accentism means discrimination on the grounds of a person's accent.
What part of speech is accentism?
Accentism is a noun.

Words near accentism in the dictionary

  1. accentable
  2. accented
  3. accentedly
  4. accentedness
  5. accenting
  6. accentism
  7. accentless
  8. accentlessly
  9. accentlessness
  10. accentmark
  11. accentmarks

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