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palikarism

palikarism noun: the lawless warlike practices of certain ancient Greeks.

Noun

palikarism (uncountable)

  1. (historical, rare) The lawless warlike practices of certain ancient Greeks.

Origin of palikarism

From Ancient Greek παλικάρι (palikári) + -ism.

Questions about palikarism

What does palikarism mean?
Palikarism means the lawless warlike practices of certain ancient Greeks.
What part of speech is palikarism?
Palikarism is a noun.

Words near palikarism in the dictionary

  1. Paligsahan
  2. paliguanid
  3. paliguanids
  4. Palihan
  5. palikar
  6. palikarism
  7. palikars
  8. Palikir
  9. palila
  10. palilalia
  11. palilalias

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