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ostracyzm

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔˈstra.t͡sɘzm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡sɘzm
  • Syllabification: o‧stra‧cyzm

Noun

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ostracyzm m inan

  1. (Ancient Greece, historical, law) ostracism (Athenian democratic procedure in which any citizen could be expelled from the city-state of Athens for ten years)
    Synonym: sąd skorupkowy
  2. (by extension, figuratively) ostracism (banishment, exclusion from community)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • ostracyzm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ostracyzm in Polish dictionaries at PWN