"sedentism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin sedēns + -ism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|la:sedēns|-ism}} Latin sedēns + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sedentism (uncountable)
  1. (anthropology) The practice of living in one place for a long time. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Anthropology Related terms: sedentary, sedentarization, sedentariness, sedentarism Translations (Translations): loksideco (Esperanto), pysyvä asuminen (Finnish), sedentarismi (Finnish), sedentismi (Finnish), sédentarité [feminine] (French), 定住 (teijū) (Japanese), یکجانشینی (yek-jâ-nešini) (Persian), osiadłość [feminine] (Polish)
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