"informalism" meaning in All languages combined

See informalism on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: informalisms [plural]
Etymology: informal + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|informal|ism}} informal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} informalism (countable and uncountable, plural informalisms)
  1. A word, phrase, behaviour, etc. that is informal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-informalism-en-noun-H88mslEH
  2. An art movement based on abstract and gestural tendencies rather than definite form. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-informalism-en-noun-lT0QhNVg Disambiguation of Art: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 30 70

Inflected forms

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