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From Elgin + -ism, coined to describe the actions of the type carried out by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, with the Parthenon Sculptures in Athens.
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From Elgin + -ism, coined to describe the actions of the type carried out by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, with the Parthenon Sculptures in Athens.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.