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From Macaulay + -ism, from the name of Thomas Babington Macaulay, who was instrumental in introducing English as a medium of instruction for higher education in India.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The act of westernization of upper class Indians using educational reform. Full definition →
From Macaulay + -ism, from the name of Thomas Babington Macaulay, who was instrumental in introducing English as a medium of instruction for higher education in India.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.