"flat-earthery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flat earthery [alternative], flatearthery [alternative]
Etymology: From flat-earther + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flat-earther|-y|id2=abstract noun}} flat-earther + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} flat-earthery (uncountable)
  1. (derogatory, somewhat occasional) Advocacy for the belief that the Earth is flat. Wikipedia link: Modern flat Earth beliefs Tags: derogatory, uncountable Categories (topical): Flat earth Synonyms: platygaeanism

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