"alphabetism" meaning in All languages combined

See alphabetism on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: alphabetisms [plural]
Etymology: alphabet + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|alphabet|ism}} alphabet + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} alphabetism (plural alphabetisms)
  1. An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
    Sense id: en-alphabetism-en-noun-wHEmhMoW
  2. The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy. Translations (form of literacy): Alphabetismus [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-alphabetism-en-noun-53K8vfTv Disambiguation of 'form of literacy': 3 89 3 5
  3. Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
    Sense id: en-alphabetism-en-noun-rkcAFoP9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 24 54 13
  4. Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name. Categories (topical): Forms of discrimination Translations (form of discrimination): alphabétisme [masculine] (French), alfabetizam [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), alfabetismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-alphabetism-en-noun-CVg8iax5 Disambiguation of Forms of discrimination: 2 12 4 82 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 18 28 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 24 30 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 4 22 33 41 Disambiguation of 'form of discrimination': 1 27 1 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: alphabetization, analphabetism

Inflected forms

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