"quackism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: quackisms [plural]
Etymology: From quack + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quack|ism}} quack + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quackism (countable and uncountable, plural quackisms)
  1. Behaviour of a quack; quackery. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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