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mannerism

/ˈmænəˌɪzəm/MA-nur-ih-zuhm
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈmænɚˌɪzəm/MA-nur-ih-zuhm

Meaninga habit of manner

Common meaning: a habitual gesture or way of speaking

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Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchmaniersource
  2. Middle Englishmaneresource
  3. Englishmanner‘a way of doing something’
  4. Englishformed in English from mannermannerism‘a habitual gesture or way of speaking’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from manner + -ism.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MANNER, p.352 · scan

Source words

  • manier Old French · source word “habitual, accustomed”

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