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pygmalionism

pygmalionism is the alternative form of Pygmalionism.

Noun capitalized: Pygmalionism

Pygmalionism (uncountable)

  1. Love for an object of one's own creation.

Origin of pygmalionism

From Pygmalion + -ism.

Questions about pygmalionism

What does pygmalionism mean?
Pygmalionism means love for an object of one's own creation.
What is pygmalionism the alternative form of?
Pygmalionism is the alternative form of Pygmalionism.
What part of speech is pygmalionism?
Pygmalionism is a noun.

Words near pygmalionism in the dictionary

  1. Pygmalion effect
  2. Pygmalion effects
  3. Pygmalion word
  4. Pygmalionesque
  5. Pygmalionic
  6. pygmalionism
  7. pygmalions
  8. pygmaliosexual
  9. pygmaliosexuals
  10. pygmean
  11. pygmies

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