barbarism

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)bəɹɪz(ə)m/ (General American) enPR: bärʹbə-rĭz'm, IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹbəˈɹɪzm̩/ === Noun === barbarism (countable and uncountable, plural barbarisms) A barbaric act. The condition of existing barbarically. A word hybridizing Ancient Greek and Latin or other heterogeneous roots. An error in language use within a single word, such as a mispronunciation. 2002, Hyman, Bad Grammar in Context, New England Classical Journal, 29, p. 94-101 In the jargon of the ancient grammarian, penacilin would be a barbarism. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French barbarisme. By surface analysis, barbar +‎ -ism. === Noun === barbarism n (plural barbarisme) barbarism ==== Declension ====