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Ratherism

Ratherism noun: a colorful analogy or descriptive phrase, characteristic of Dan Rather (born 1931), American journalist and news anchor.

Noun

Ratherism (plural Ratherisms)

  1. A colorful analogy or descriptive phrase, characteristic of Dan Rather (born 1931), American journalist and news anchor.

Forms of Ratherism

pluralRatherisms

Origin of Ratherism

From Rather + -ism.

Questions about Ratherism

What does Ratherism mean?
Ratherism means a colorful analogy or descriptive phrase, characteristic of Dan Rather (born 1931), American journalist and news anchor.
What part of speech is Ratherism?
Ratherism is a noun.
What is the plural of Ratherism?
The plural of Ratherism is Ratherisms.

Words near Ratherism in the dictionary

  1. Rathergate
  2. rathering
  3. ratheripe
  4. ratheripes
  5. ratherish
  6. Ratherism
  7. Ratherisms
  8. rathers
  9. Rathes
  10. rathest
  11. Rathgeber

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