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What does adding "-ism" to the end of a word do to the word?

What does adding "-ism" to the end of a word do to the word?
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What does adding "-ism" to the end of a word do to the word?

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It makes the word a type of theory.
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 is a suffix added to the end of a word to indicate that the word represents a specific practice, system, or philosophy
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