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barbarism

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/ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ English

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  1. A barbaric act.“These barbarisms can not be allowed to continue; they must be crushed or civilization will collapse.”
  2. The condition of existing barbarically.
  3. A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots.
  4. An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation.

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