alpinism

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/ˈælpɪnɪzəm/

noun

Mountain climbing.

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mountaineeringmountain climbing
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Meanings

nounalpinism (usually uncountable, plural alpinisms)

plural alpinisms

  1. capitalizedsometimesuncountableusuallyMountain climbing.

    . . . our rapidly increasing knowledge of the Rocky Mountains of Canada for which geography is so greatly indebted to alpinism.

    1912, “New Maps,”, in Bulletin of the American Geographical Society, volume 44, number 7, page 558

    Synonyms: mountaineering, mountain climbing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMountain climbing.

Similar
mountaineeringmountain climbing
Also see
mountaineering

Origin

From alpine + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Palinism
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APA

alpinism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpinism

MLA

“alpinism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpinism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alpinism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpinism.

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