whiggism

Whig·gism

W w

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwig-iz-uh m, wig-]
- /ˈʰwɪg ɪz əm, ˈwɪg-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwig-iz-uh m, wig-]
- /ˈʰwɪg ɪz əm, ˈwɪg-/

Definitions of whiggism word

noun whiggism the principles or practices of Whigs. 1
noun whiggism Principles, philosophy, methods of a Whig. 1

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Origin of whiggism

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70; Whig + -ism

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Parts of speech for Whiggism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Whiggism

whiggism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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