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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| -istic (suffix) |
| means “in imitation of” or “having some characteristics of,” as in modernistic. Both -istic and -esque (which see) are sometimes partly or wholly pejorative, often meaning “a poor or cheap imitation of.” See MODERN. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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