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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/
Pronunciation (ENPR): bärʹbə-rĭz'm

Definition 1:
• A barbaric act.
Example: These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• The condition of existing barbarically.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: barbarianism
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Definition 4:
• An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.
Labels: countable, uncountable

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barbarism