Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ag-ism
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Less common, sometimes deprecated spelling of ageism

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although there is no doubt that some agisms are intended as hostile intergroup moves and divergences, there is a great deal of well-intentioned agism."

Etymology

From age + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: age

Usage

Inflected Forms

agisms (plural)

Synonyms

ageism

Questions

What does agism mean?: Less common, sometimes deprecated spelling of ageism
Where does agism come from?: From age + -ism.

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