Aramaeism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Misconstruction of Aramaism alt-of, countable, hypercorrect, misconstruction, rare, uncountable

    "The diction is tolerably free from Aramaeism because the prophet was so familiar with the earlier writers, especially Isaiah, as to have imbibed much of their spirit and reproduced it."

Synonyms

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aramaicismarameanismaramism

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"The diction is tolerably free from Aramaeism because the prophet was so familiar with the earlier writers, especially Isaiah, as to have imbibed much of their spirit and reproduced it."

Etymology

Formed in English from Aramaean + -ism by swapping -an with -ism.

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