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learnedisms

learnedisms is the plural of learnedism.

Meaning of learnedism

Noun

learnedism (plural learnedisms)

  1. (especially) A word acquired through formal education rather than through childhood language acquisition.
    • Katharevousa τὸ πλοῖον and the demotic learnedism τὸ πλοῖο mean 'ship' in general. Demotic πλοῖο is stylistically more elevated than its synonym τὸ καράβι.1975 November, Kostas Kazazis, “Greek Reactions to an Ancient Greek Primer for Turks”, in Modern Philology, volume 73, number 2, The University of Chicago Press, →DOI, page 164

Questions about learnedisms

What is learnedisms the plural of?
Learnedisms is the plural of learnedism.

Words near learnedisms in the dictionary

  1. learned to walk before one could run
  2. learned treatise
  3. learned treatises
  4. learnedest
  5. learnedism
  6. learnedisms
  7. learnedly
  8. learnedness
  9. learnednesses
  10. Learneds
  11. learnedst

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