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Seddonism

Seddonism noun: pompous ambition, absurd pretension.

Noun

Seddonism (uncountable)

  1. Pompous ambition, absurd pretension.

Origin of Seddonism

Used in reference to Richard Seddon, New Zealand Prime Minister from 1893-1906.

Questions about Seddonism

What does Seddonism mean?
Seddonism means pompous ambition, absurd pretension.
What part of speech is Seddonism?
Seddonism is a noun.

Words near Seddonism in the dictionary

  1. sedding
  2. Seddington
  3. Seddingtons
  4. seddity
  5. Seddon
  6. Seddonism
  7. Seddons
  8. sede
  9. sede vacante
  10. sedecamycin
  11. sedecillion

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