Merriam-Webster declares 'ism' as word of the year for 2015

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Merriam-Webster declares ism as word of the year for 2015
The suffix "ism" is photographed in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, in New York

New York - The top isms used were socialism, fascism, racism, feminism, communism, capitalism and terrorism.

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Published: Tue 15 Dec 2015, 9:14 AM

Last updated: Tue 15 Dec 2015, 11:16 AM

Merriam-Webster has picked a small but powerful suffix as word of the year: ism.
But not just any ism. The top isms to earn high traffic spikes and big bumps in lookups on the dictionary company's website in 2015 over the year before are socialism, fascism, racism, feminism, communism, capitalism and terrorism.
The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Springfield, Massachusetts-based company.


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