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passéism

passéism noun: an excessive regard for the past.

Noun

passéism (uncountable)

  1. An excessive regard for the past.
    Antonyms:
    futurism

Antonyms of passéism

Origin of passéism

Borrowed from French passéisme.

Questions about passéism

What does passéism mean?
Passéism means an excessive regard for the past.
What part of speech is passéism?
Passéism is a noun.

Words near passéism in the dictionary

  1. Passy
  2. passymeasure
  3. passymeasures
  4. passé
  5. passée
  6. passéism
  7. passéist
  8. passéists
  9. passés
  10. past
  11. past active participle

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