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Marrism

Marrism noun: the linguistic theories of Nicholas Marr, Georgia-born historian and linguist who developed a "Japhetic theory" of the origins of language.

Noun

Marrism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The linguistic theories of Nicholas Marr, Georgia-born historian and linguist who developed a "Japhetic theory" of the origins of language.

Origin of Marrism

From Marr + -ism.

Questions about Marrism

What does Marrism mean?
Marrism means the linguistic theories of Nicholas Marr, Georgia-born historian and linguist who developed a "Japhetic theory" of the origins of language.
What part of speech is Marrism?
Marrism is a noun.

Words near Marrism in the dictionary

  1. Marriott
  2. Marriotts
  3. Marris
  4. Marrises
  5. marrish
  6. Marrism
  7. Marrist
  8. Marrists
  9. marrite
  10. Marro
  11. Marrocco

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