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alpinism

/ˈælpɪnɪzəm/

alpinism noun: mountain climbing.

Noun

alpinism (usually uncountable, plural alpinisms)

  1. (capitalized, sometimes, usually) Mountain climbing.
    • . . . our rapidly increasing knowledge of the Rocky Mountains of Canada for which geography is so greatly indebted to alpinism.1912, “New Maps,”, in Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, volume 44, number 7, page 558

Synonyms of alpinism

Forms of alpinism

pluralalpinisms

Origin of alpinism

From alpine + -ism.

Questions about alpinism

What does alpinism mean?
Alpinism means mountain climbing.
What part of speech is alpinism?
Alpinism is a noun.
How do you pronounce alpinism?
Alpinism is pronounced /ˈælpɪnɪzəm/.
What is the plural of alpinism?
The plural of alpinism is alpinisms.

Words near alpinism in the dictionary

  1. alpinetin
  2. Alpini
  3. alpinia
  4. alpinias
  5. Alpinid
  6. alpinism
  7. alpinisms
  8. alpinist
  9. alpinistic
  10. alpinists
  11. Alpino

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