"Cushitism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Cushitisms [plural]
Etymology: From Cushite + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Cushite|ism}} Cushite + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Cushitism (countable and uncountable, plural Cushitisms)
  1. (countable) A word or phrase (construction or idiom) typical of or influenced by a Cushitic language. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Cushitism-en-noun-qlWrTD2Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. (uncountable) Cushitic character; Cushiticness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Cushitism-en-noun-83hO1S0n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anti-Cushitism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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