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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans. countable, uncountable

   "But now we have Germanism enough to make us Philistines, and Normanism enough to make us imperious"

2. 2
   The (mainstream) belief that Kievan Rus was established by the Varangians. uncountable

Antonyms

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anti-Normanism

Example

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"But now we have Germanism enough to make us Philistines, and Normanism enough to make us imperious"

Etymology

From Norman + -ism.

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