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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| ism (n.), -ism (suffix) |
| An ism is an ideology, a theory whose name ends in -ism: communism, fascism, socialism, vegetarianism, liberalism, libertarianism, conservatism. These are all Standard, as is the word ism itself. Compare OLOGY. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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