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—Yiddishist, n./yid"i shiz'euhm/, n.1. a word, phrase, or linguistic feature characteristic of or peculiar to Yiddish.2. the advocacy of Yiddish language and literature.[1925-30; YIDDISH + -ISM]
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Yiddishism
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