/ ˈɪzəm; NAmE / noun
(usually disapproving ) used to refer to a set of ideas or system of beliefs or behaviour :
You're always talking in isms—sexism, ageism, racism.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: independent usage of -ism .
/ ˈɪzəm; NAmE / noun
(usually disapproving ) used to refer to a set of ideas or system of beliefs or behaviour :
You're always talking in isms—sexism, ageism, racism.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent.: independent usage of -ism .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005