Alpinism

//ˈælpɪnɪzəm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Mountain climbing. capitalized, sometimes, uncountable, usually

    ". . . our rapidly increasing knowledge of the Rocky Mountains of Canada for which geography is so greatly indebted to alpinism."

  2. 2
    mountain climbing (not restricted to the Alps) wordnet

Synonyms

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mountain climbingmountaineeringmountaineering

Example

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". . . our rapidly increasing knowledge of the Rocky Mountains of Canada for which geography is so greatly indebted to alpinism."

Etymology

From alpine + -ism.

Related phrases

mountain climbing

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