"paroxism" meaning in English

See paroxism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: paroxisms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} paroxism (plural paroxisms)
  1. Obsolete spelling of paroxysm. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: paroxysm
    Sense id: en-paroxism-en-noun-B1xkaOQg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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