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bluestockingism

bluestockingism noun: the character or manner of a bluestocking (educated woman).

Noun

bluestockingism (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The character or manner of a bluestocking (educated woman).

Origin of bluestockingism

From bluestocking + -ism.

Questions about bluestockingism

What does bluestockingism mean?
Bluestockingism means the character or manner of a bluestocking (educated woman).
What part of speech is bluestockingism?
Bluestockingism is a noun.

Words near bluestockingism in the dictionary

  1. bluester
  2. bluesters
  3. bluestocking
  4. bluestockinged
  5. bluestockingish
  6. bluestockingism
  7. bluestockings
  8. bluestone
  9. bluestoned
  10. bluestones
  11. bluestoning

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