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diarism

diarism noun: the practice of writing a diary.

Noun

diarism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of writing a diary.
    • Double-entry bookkeeping, and the concurrent rise of the European paper industry led to new writing practices — graphomania, diarism, and obsessive spiritual confession — and to a balance-oriented worldview […]2007, Elif Batuman, The Windmill and the Giant: Double-entry Bookkeeping in the Novel

Origin of diarism

From diary + -ism.

Questions about diarism

What does diarism mean?
Diarism means the practice of writing a diary.
What part of speech is diarism?
Diarism is a noun.

Words near diarism in the dictionary

  1. diarisation
  2. diarise
  3. diarised
  4. diarises
  5. diarising
  6. diarism
  7. diarist
  8. diaristic
  9. diaristically
  10. diarists
  11. diarization

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