agism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

age +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

agism (countable and uncountable, plural agisms)

  1. Alternative spelling of ageism (agism is less common and sometimes deprecated)
    • 2013, Angie Williams, Jon F. Nussbaum, Intergenerational Communication Across the Life Span:
      Although there is no doubt that some agisms are intended as hostile intergroup moves and divergences, there is a great deal of well-intentioned agism.

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