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Canutism

Canutism noun: futile efforts to stop the unstoppable.

Noun

Canutism (uncountable)

  1. Futile efforts to stop the unstoppable.

Origin of Canutism

From Canute + -ism, referring to the legend of King Canute and the waves.

Questions about Canutism

What does Canutism mean?
Canutism means futile efforts to stop the unstoppable.
What part of speech is Canutism?
Canutism is a noun.

Words near Canutism in the dictionary

  1. Canupps
  2. Canups
  3. Canute
  4. Canutian
  5. Canutish
  6. Canutism
  7. Canuto
  8. Canutos
  9. Canuxploitation
  10. canvas
  11. canvasback

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