"nosism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin nos (“we, us”) + -ism, modelled after egotism. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nos||we, us}} Latin nos (“we, us”), {{af|en|-ism}} -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} nosism (uncountable)
  1. A form of egotism in a group of people. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nosism-en-noun-B3fHOrrR
  2. The use of a first-person plural pronoun (such as we) instead of a first-person singular pronoun (such as I) to refer to oneself. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nosism-en-noun-idnJOVxt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: illeism, royal we, tuism

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