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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nosism en · NOUN

Etymology

Latin nōs (“we, us”) + -ism, modelled after egotism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A form of egotism in a group of people.
  2. (uncountable) The use of a first-person plural pronoun (such as we) instead of a first-person singular pronoun (such as I) to refer to oneself.

Relateds

plural of excellence · royal we · plural intensive · tuism · illeism · majestic plural · plural of majesty · editorial we