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From tertiar(y) + -ism. By surface analysis, terti- + -arism.
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Today it means: All the symptoms of the tertiary stage of syphilis taken collectively. Full definition →
From tertiar(y) + -ism. By surface analysis, terti- + -arism.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.