Definition of Barbarisms. Meaning of Barbarisms. Synonyms of Barbarisms

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Definition of Barbarisms

Barbarism
Barbarism Bar"ba*rism, n. [L. barbarismus, Gr. ?; cf. F. barbarisme.] 1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness. --Prescott. 2. A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage. A heinous barbarism . . . against the honor of marriage. --Milton. 3. An offense against purity of style or language; any form of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular language. See Solecism. The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign term in any of their writers with the odious name of barbarism. --G. Campbell.

Meaning of Barbarisms from wikipedia

- non-standard word, expression, or pronunciation Hybrid words, formerly called "barbarisms" Any society construed as barbarian Barbarian invasions, a period of migrations...
- in the 4th century, clearly excluded Gr**** words from being considered barbarisms in Latin. According to Raija Vainio, "if a word—either a Latin or a Gr****...
- The Civilization and Barbarism was a dichotomy used during the Argentine Civil War by the Unitarian Party. The dichotomy can be found in books such as...
- "Barbarism Begins at Home" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Featured on their second studio album, Meat Is Murder (1985), the song has a...
- Socialism or Barbarism is a book about globalism, U.S. socialism and capitalist systems by Hungarian Marxist philosopher and economist István Mészáros...
- Socialism or Barbarism is a 2001 book about globalism, U.S. socialism and capitalist systems by Hungarian Marxist philosopher and economist István Mészáros...
- The twin relics of barbarism refer to the po****r nineteenth-century phrase that linked the practices of slavery and polygamy in the United States. Attention...
- Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism (original Spanish title: Facundo: Civilización y Barbarie) is a book written in 1845 by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento...
- language, urbanity still connotes a smooth and literate style, free of barbarisms and other infelicities. In antiquity, schools of rhetoric flourished only...
- Left in Dark Times: A Stand Against the New Barbarism is a 2008 book by Bernard-Henri Lévy, translated by Benjamin Moser. In this book, Lévy argues that...