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disharmonism

disharmonism noun: a disharmonious mixture; the combination of traits from different races.

Noun

disharmonism (usually uncountable, plural disharmonisms)

  1. (archaic, usually) A disharmonious mixture; the combination of traits from different races.
    • Oftentimes the result of intermixture is a disharmonism, in which the broad Alpine head is conjoined with the longish face of the Teuton, or the reverse.1898, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 52, page 54

Forms of disharmonism

pluraldisharmonisms

Questions about disharmonism

What does disharmonism mean?
Disharmonism means a disharmonious mixture; the combination of traits from different races.
What part of speech is disharmonism?
Disharmonism is a noun.
What is the plural of disharmonism?
The plural of disharmonism is disharmonisms.

Words near disharmonism in the dictionary

  1. disharmoniousness
  2. disharmonise
  3. disharmonised
  4. disharmonises
  5. disharmonising
  6. disharmonism
  7. disharmonisms
  8. disharmonize
  9. disharmonized
  10. disharmonizes
  11. disharmonizing

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