"electrism" meaning in English

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          "text": "ELECTRICITY, or ELECTRISM, was so denominated by the ancients, because Amber, which in the Greek is called Electron, was the chief or only substance known to them, which emitted sparks similar to lightning flashes, and attracted certain substances when rubbed in a dark place.",
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