noun
Meaning 1
Chinese culture or custom
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Sinicism
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsɪnɪsɪzəm/
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homophone: cynicism
noun
Meaning 2
A Chinese word or phrase that has entered another language
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Sinic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Sinicism From Sinic + -ism.