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Nov 28, 2009
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Yid•dish•ism



Pronunciation: (yid'i-shiz"um), [key]
n.
1. a word, phrase, or linguistic feature characteristic of or peculiar to Yiddish.
2. the advocacy of Yiddish language and literature.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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