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spread-eagleism

spread-ea·gle·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [spred-ee-guh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˈsprɛdˈi gəˌlɪz əm/
    • /spred/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spred-ee-guh-liz-uh m]
    • /ˈsprɛdˈi gəˌlɪz əm/

Definition of spread-eagleism word

  • noun spread-eagleism boastfulness or bombast, especially in the display of patriotic or nationalistic pride in the U.S.; flag-waving. 1
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Origin of spread-eagleism

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; spread-eagle + -ism

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Parts of speech for Spread-eagleism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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spread-eagleism popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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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