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insularism

noun

Etymology

From insular + -ism.

  1. learned borrowing from īnsulāris
  2. suffixed as insularism — “insular + ism”

Definitions

  1. Insular (withdrawn) behavior.

    • So many voices of so various countries cannot be simply set aside: unless we wrap ourselves in an insolent insularism, we are bound at least to ask what is the meaning of their concurrent testimony.

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