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MUMPSIMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mumpsimus mean?
• MUMPSIMUS (noun)
The noun MUMPSIMUS has 1 sense:
1. a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable
Familiarity information: MUMPSIMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen
Hypernyms ("mumpsimus" is a kind of...):
notion (a general inclusive concept)
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