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MUMPSIMUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mumpsimus mean? 

MUMPSIMUS (noun)
  The noun MUMPSIMUS has 1 sense:

1. a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonableplay

  Familiarity information: MUMPSIMUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MUMPSIMUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen

Hypernyms ("mumpsimus" is a kind of...):

notion (a general inclusive concept)


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