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colorism

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Definition of colorism word

  • noun colorism Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification. 1

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Parts of speech for Colorism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colorism popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

colorism usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with colorism

  • what is colorism?
  • what is colorism how is it different from racism?

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