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spiralism

spiralism noun: the tendency of employees to move and live in different places in line with their successive promotions.

Noun

spiralism (uncountable)

  1. The tendency of employees to move and live in different places in line with their successive promotions.
  2. A Haitian literary movement.
  3. The abnormal form of a flower due to torsion.

Origin of spiralism

From spiral + -ism. In the sense of employee movement, coined by Watson (1964).

Questions about spiralism

What does spiralism mean?
Spiralism means the tendency of employees to move and live in different places in line with their successive promotions.
What part of speech is spiralism?
Spiralism is a noun.

Words near spiralism in the dictionary

  1. spiralised
  2. spiraliser
  3. spiralisers
  4. spiralises
  5. spiralising
  6. spiralism
  7. spiralist
  8. spiralists
  9. spiralities
  10. spirality
  11. spiralization

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