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Barbarism

Barbarism

[bahr-buh-riz-uhm]
Barbarism may refer to:

  • Barbarism (derived from barbarian), the condition to which a society or civilization may be reduced after a societal collapse, relative to an earlier period of cultural or technological advancement; the term may also be used pejoratively to describe another society or civilization which is deemed inferior in some way.
  • Barbarism (grammar), a non-standard word or expression.
  • Barbarism, a form of art also known as primitivism.

See also "barbarity", "barbaric"
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