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slovakism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slo-vak-ism
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A linguistic feature of Slovakian language, especially a Slovakian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language.

Countable

noun

An attitude, custom, or other feature that is characteristic for Slovaks.

Uncountable

noun

Esteem for and emulation of Slovek cultural and ethnic heritage.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Slovak + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Slovakisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Slovak Slovakia Slovakian

Questions

What does slovakism mean?
A linguistic feature of Slovakian language, especially a Slovakian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language.
Where does slovakism come from?
From Slovak + -ism.

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