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castratism.

Prepubescent castration.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Prepubescent castration.

    uncountable
  2. Prepubescent castration. The practice of prepubescently castrating male humans as to preserve their alto or soprano voices.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English castrate Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English castratism From castrate + -ism.

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