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pickwickianism

Pick·wick·i·an·ism
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pik-wik-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
    • /pɪkˈwɪk i əˌnɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pik-wik-ee-uh-niz-uh m]
    • /pɪkˈwɪk i əˌnɪz əm/

Definition of pickwickianism word

  • noun pickwickianism a Pickwickian statement, expression, word, or the like. 1

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Origin of pickwickianism

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; Pickwickian + -ism

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Parts of speech for Pickwickianism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pickwickianism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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