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anti-nepotism

an·ti-nep·o·tism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee nep-uh-tiz-uh m]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈnɛp əˌtɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [an-tahy, an-tee nep-uh-tiz-uh m]
    • /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti ˈnɛp əˌtɪz əm/

Definition of anti-nepotism word

  • noun anti-nepotism patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm. 1

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Origin of anti-nepotism

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
From the Italian word nepotismo, dating back to 1655-65. See nephew, -ism

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Parts of speech for Anti-nepotism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anti-nepotism popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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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