"lurkership" meaning in All languages combined

See lurkership on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lurkerships [plural]
Etymology: lurker + -ship Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lurker|ship}} lurker + -ship Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lurkership (countable and uncountable, plural lurkerships)
  1. (uncountable, Internet) The state or quality of being a lurker. Tags: Internet, uncountable Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-lurkership-en-noun-zJV8xTm4
  2. (countable, Internet) The lurkers who frequent a newsgroup, message board, etc., taken as a group. Tags: Internet, countable Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-lurkership-en-noun-qmXjQZXs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ship Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ship: 29 71

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2000 July 20, Samantha, “Re: Eddings pronounciation guide”, in alt.fan.eddings (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "1997 November 22, Stuart Lavin, “ABRR: Make ABRR Glorious Again”, in alt.books.robert-rankin (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2000 May 5, Gilligan, “Re: .asa lurkership expanding”, in alt.sailing.asa (Usenet)",
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