stercoranism

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin stercoranista + -ism (“forming the names of schools of thought”), from stercor- (“dung, excrement”) +‎ -anista, from root of stercus (“dung, excrement”) + suffixal construction from -ānus (“of, pertaining to”) +‎ -ista (“one who practices or believes”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɜːkəɹənɪzm̩/, /ˈstɜːkɹənɪzm̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɝkəɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/, /ˈstɝkɹəˌnɪz(ə)m/ Hyphenation: ster‧co‧ran‧i‧sm === Noun === stercoranism (uncountable) The belief or doctrine of stercoranists. ==== Translations ==== === References === “stercoranism”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “stercoranism”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Further reading === stercoranism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “stercoranism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.