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Barbarism logo #10101) Atrocity 2) Barbarity 3) Brutality 4) Cruelty 5) Inhumanity 6) Savagery
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Barbarism

Barbarism logo #10101) Inelegance 2) Neologism 3) Solecism 4) Vulgarity
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Barbarism

Barbarism logo #21000[linguistics] Barbarism refers to a non-standard word, expression or pronunciation in a language, particularly one regarded as an error in morphology, while a solecism refers to an error in syntax. The term is used mainly for the written language. With no accepted technical meaning in modern linguistics, the term is little used by descripti...
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Barbarism

Barbarism logo #21002• (n.) A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage. • (n.) An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. • (n.) An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism.Barbarism: wor...
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Barbarism

Barbarism logo #20972Bar'ba·rism (bär'bȧ*rĭz'm) noun [ Latin barbarismus , Greek barbarismo`s ; confer French barbarisme .] 1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. Prescott. 2. A ...
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barbarism

barbarism logo #21009barbarism 1. An act, trait, or custom characterized by ignorance or crudity. 2. The use of words, forms, or expressions considered incorrect or unacceptable; a specific word, form, or expression so used. Barbarism versus barbarity There is a significant difference in meaning between barbarism and barbarity. Both denote some absence of civilizati...
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Barbarism

Barbarism logo #23196Mispronunciation or unnatural word-usage.
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