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• age|ism — «AY jihz uhm», noun. discrimination against old or elderly people, especially in employment and housing …   Useful english dictionary

• age — age·a·ble; age; age·less; age·long; age·net·ic; al·ien·age; al·loy·age; al·tar·age; am·per·age; an·ec·dot·age; ap·pend·age; ar·rear·age; av·er·age·ly; av·er·age·ness; bale·age; bal·last·age; bar·on·age; bar·on·et·age; bar·rel·age; bea·con·age;… …   English syllables

• ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

• Age of Aquarius — This article is about the astrological time period. For the song Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, see that song s page. The Age of Aquarius is one of the twelve astrological ages. Each astrological age is approximately 2,150 years long, on average,… …   Wikipedia

• ism — /iz euhm/, n. a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice: This is the age of isms. [extracted from words with the suffix ISM] * * * …   Universalium

• ism — /ˈɪzəm / (say izuhm) noun a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice: this is the age of isms. {noun use of ism} …  

• Dark-Ism — Studio album by Balzac Released 2005 …   Wikipedia

• Twelver Shi`ism — ( ar. اثنا عشرية Ithnāˤashariyyah ) is the largest branch of Shi a branch of Islam. An adherent of Twelver Shi ism is most commonly referred to as a Twelver , which is derived from their belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, or Imams, and… …   Wikipedia

• ar|chae|o|mag|net|ism — «AHR kee uh MAG nuh tihz uhm», noun. the measurement of residual magnetism, used as a method to determine the age of an archaeological specimen by relating the permanent magnetism it acquired at its creation to the amount of magnetism retained at …   Useful english dictionary

• a|the|ism — «AY thee ihz uhm», noun. 1. the belief that there is no God. 2. neglect of the service of God; godlessness: »Hypocrisy in one age is generally succeeded by atheism in another (Joseph Addison). ╂[< French athéisme < Greek átheos denying the… …   Useful english dictionary