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standpatism

standpatism noun: resistance to change.

Noun

standpatism (uncountable)

  1. resistance to change

Origin of standpatism

From stand pat + -ism.

Questions about standpatism

What does standpatism mean?
Standpatism means resistance to change.
What part of speech is standpatism?
Standpatism is a noun.

Words near standpatism in the dictionary

  1. standoutish
  2. standouts
  3. standover
  4. standovers
  5. standpat
  6. standpatism
  7. standpatter
  8. standpatters
  9. standpattism
  10. standpipe
  11. standpipes

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