com·mun·ism
 communism
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- pronunciation:
- kam
y
nih
zm
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the theory of a classless social system in which all property and means of production are owned in common; socialist theory deriving from the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
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| definition 2: |
(sometimes cap.) a social system, esp. that of the former Soviet Union, in which all means of production are owned by the state.
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| definition 3: |
the international movement to establish state socialism as the dominant world social system.
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The word communism
contains the following part:
-ism2
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means
doctrine, belief, theory
More about this word part:
The suffix -ism2 has the same origin as -ism1 but attaches to bases of diverse origins to form nouns denoting doctrines, beliefs, or theories. In the growing group of words modeled on the word "racism
," -ism
means "bias based on," as in "sexism" and "ageism
." The majority of nouns ending in -ism2 have a corresponding adjective and noun form ending in -ist.
Example words: