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April 2013
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An Age of Isms
Words ending in -ism have existed in Europe for centuries, but many new ones entered the English language in the first half of the 19th century. “Nihilism” is attested since 1817, “liberalism” since 1819, “individualism” since 1827, “socialism” since 1832, communism since 1843. Usually these words were taken over from French.
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