HYPHENISM

Etymology

Noun

hyphenism (countable and uncountable, plural hyphenisms)

The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".

Anagrams

• mishy-phen

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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