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helotisms

helotisms is the plural of helotism.

Meaning of helotism

Noun

helotism (usually uncountable, plural helotisms)

  1. (usually) The permanent oppression of a nominally free group of people
  2. (usually) A form of mutualism in which one species is forced to perform tasks for another, for their mutual benefit

Questions about helotisms

What is helotisms the plural of?
Helotisms is the plural of helotism.

Words near helotisms in the dictionary

  1. helotiaceous
  2. helotialean
  3. helotid
  4. helotids
  5. helotism
  6. helotisms
  7. helotries
  8. helotry
  9. helots
  10. help
  11. help a lame dog over a stile

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Adapted from Wiktionary: helotisms (page history and authors); helotism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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