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duckism

duckism noun: occurring in compounds, especially nonce-compounds.

Noun

duckism (uncountable)

  1. Occurring in compounds, especially nonce-compounds.
    • lame-duckism (lame duck + -ism)
    • odd-duckism (odd duck + -ism)

Origin of duckism

From duck + -ism.

Questions about duckism

What does duckism mean?
Duckism means occurring in compounds, especially nonce-compounds.
What part of speech is duckism?
Duckism is a noun.

Words near duckism in the dictionary

  1. ducking out
  2. ducking stool
  3. ducking stools
  4. duckings
  5. duckish
  6. duckism
  7. duckkind
  8. duckless
  9. ducklessness
  10. ducklet
  11. ducklets

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