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Meaning of -arism | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

Used to form an adjective meaning "action, process, result, or ideology" from adjectives and nouns ending in -ary.

morpheme

Examples

“sectary + -arism → sectarism (“adherence to a particular sect”)”
“sedentary + -arism → sedentarism (“habit of being sedentary”)”
“tertiary + -arism → tertiarism (“state of being tertiary”)”
“unitary + -arism → unitarism (“belief in centralization”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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