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[iz-uhm] / ˈɪz əm /


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The limited-edition zine, printed by -ism, will be at Halsey’s booth at Frieze L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

It doesn’t seem like one -ism or -ation is entirely to blame, like globalism or immigration, capitalism or inflation.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2024

"We have one more -ism in our history: Stalinism," says Andrei Kolesnikov, senior fellow at the Carnegie Eurasia Russia Centre.

From BBC • May 6, 2024

Lemon's -ism appears have taproots into the frontal cortex of his cerebrum, entangled in a way that may be impossible for any amount of "formal training" to overcome.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 2023

In the majority of cases the English suffix -ism and the Esperanto suffix -ism coincide, thus: komunismo = communism, vegetarismo = vegetarianism.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George




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