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Lakism

Lakism noun: the style or approach of the Lake Poets, a group of English Romantic poets from the Lake District.

Noun

Lakism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, historical) The style or approach of the Lake Poets, a group of English Romantic poets from the Lake District.

Origin of Lakism

From lake + -ism.

Questions about Lakism

What does Lakism mean?
Lakism means the style or approach of the Lake Poets, a group of English Romantic poets from the Lake District.
What part of speech is Lakism?
Lakism is a noun.

Words near Lakism in the dictionary

  1. lakins
  2. Lakinses
  3. lakish
  4. Lakisha
  5. lakishness
  6. Lakism
  7. Lakist
  8. Lakists
  9. Lakka
  10. Lakmiut
  11. lakmus

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