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obelism

obelism noun: the practice of annotating manuscripts with marks set in the margins.

Noun

obelism (countable and uncountable, plural obelisms)

  1. (rare) The practice of annotating manuscripts with marks set in the margins.

Forms of obelism

pluralobelisms

Origin of obelism

From obelus + -ism.

Questions about obelism

What does obelism mean?
Obelism means the practice of annotating manuscripts with marks set in the margins.
What part of speech is obelism?
Obelism is a noun.
What is the plural of obelism?
The plural of obelism is obelisms.

Words near obelism in the dictionary

  1. obeliskine
  2. obelisking
  3. obelisklike
  4. obeliskoid
  5. obelisks
  6. obelism
  7. obelisms
  8. obelize
  9. obelized
  10. obelizes
  11. obelizing

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