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AGISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does agism mean?
• AGISM (noun)
The noun AGISM has 1 sense:
1. discrimination on the basis of a person's age
Familiarity information: AGISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Discrimination on the basis of a person's age
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ageism; agism
Hypernyms ("agism" is a kind of...):
discrimination; favoritism; favouritism (unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice)
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