vegetarianism
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See also: Vegetarianism
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Attested since circa 1847, when the British Vegetarian Society was founded. From vegetarian + -ism.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ənɪzəm/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ənɪzəm/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
vegetarianism (usually uncountable, plural vegetarianisms)
- The practice of following a vegetarian diet.
- Antonym: carnism
- 1975 March 21, Judy Klemesrud, quoting Jean Mayer, “Vegetarianism: Growing Way of Life, Especially Among the Young”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Vegetarianism, he said, is an idea “that has three things going for it all at once—economics, health and compassion.”
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
practice of following a vegetarian diet
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “vegetarianism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From vegetarian + -ism.
Noun[edit]
vegetarianism n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of vegetarianism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) vegetarianism | vegetarianismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) vegetarianism | vegetarianismului |
vocative | vegetarianismule |
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
vegetarian + -ism
Noun[edit]
vegetarianism c
Declension[edit]
Declension of vegetarianism | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | vegetarianism | vegetarianismen | — | — |
Genitive | vegetarianisms | vegetarianismens | — | — |
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