"Elginism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɛlɡɪnɪzəm̩/
Etymology: From Elgin + -ism, coined to describe the actions of the type carried out by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, with the Parthenon Sculptures in Athens. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Elgin|ism}} Elgin + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Elginism (uncountable)
  1. Cultural vandalism. Tags: uncountable Translations (cultural vandalism): elginisme (French), elginismo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Elginism-en-noun-rKv5iIH~ Disambiguation of 'cultural vandalism': 100 0
  2. Assembly of artifacts from other countries in imperial capitals. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Elginism-en-noun-7xF138Vr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Elginist
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