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ribbonism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rib-bon-ism
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A 19th-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and opposed to the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order.

Etymology

From ribbon + -ism, from the green badge they wore.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

Ribbonman

Questions

What does ribbonism mean?
A 19th-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and opposed to the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order.
Where does ribbonism come from?
From ribbon + -ism, from the green badge they wore.

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