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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

adding "sm" letters end of word

Good day to all,
What do we call about adding "sm" letters of a word, like Nazism, antinomianism, autism,,etc...
thanks for the help
  

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-ism is called a suffix. It is just one of many suffixes in English. It usually concerns a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement.

— CalifJim

  • -ism is called a suffix.
  • It is just one of many suffixes in English.
  • It usually concerns a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement.
  • CJ
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-ism is called a suffix. It is just one of many suffixes in English.

It usually concerns a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement.

CJ
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