psephisma

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noun

A psephism.

OriginLatin psēphisma ← Ancient Greek ψήφισμα →
First used 17th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounpsephisma (plural psephismata)

plural psephismata

  1. Ancient GreeceA psephism.First known use 17th c.

    The ruin of the antient democracies was, that they ruled […] by occasional decrees, psephismata.

    1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
psephism

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψήφισμα
  2. Latinpsēphisma
  3. Englishpsephisma

From Latin psēphisma, and its source, Ancient Greek ψήφισμα (psḗphisma).

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APA

psephisma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psephisma

MLA

“psephisma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psephisma. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psephisma,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psephisma.

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