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schoolmasterism

schoolmasterism noun: behaviour that is characteristic of a schoolmaster.

Noun

schoolmasterism (uncountable)

  1. Behaviour that is characteristic of a schoolmaster.

Origin of schoolmasterism

From schoolmaster + -ism.

Questions about schoolmasterism

What does schoolmasterism mean?
Schoolmasterism means behaviour that is characteristic of a schoolmaster.
What part of speech is schoolmasterism?
Schoolmasterism is a noun.

Words near schoolmasterism in the dictionary

  1. schoolmasterhood
  2. schoolmastering
  3. schoolmasterish
  4. schoolmasterishly
  5. schoolmasterishness
  6. schoolmasterism
  7. schoolmasterliness
  8. schoolmasterly
  9. schoolmasters
  10. schoolmastership
  11. schoolmastery

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