linguism

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Synonyms: linguist, lingism, languish, jingoism, linquish, linguine, linguini, singlism, hinduism, linguica, linguists

Antonyms: linguist, lingism, languish, jingoism, linquish, linguine, linguini, singlism, hinduism, linguica, linguists

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Noun

1. {{l|en|discrimination|Discrimination}} based on a person's [[language]].
2. Competition among or unequal treatment of languages and their speaker communities.
3. Conversance with, or predilection for, (foreign) languages<ref name="OED">OED Online, as cited by H. Dominic W Stiles, "[http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/library-rnid/2012/12/12/linguism-or-linguicism/ ‘Linguism’ or ‘Linguicism’]," UCL Ear Institute & Action on Hearing Loss Libraries (blog), 12 December 2012</ref>
4. Advocacy of languages on a regional basis<ref name="OED" />

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