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nomadism|ˈnɒmədɪz(ə)m, ˈnəʊ-|
[f. nomad.]
The practice, fact, or state of living a wandering life.
1841Emerson Ess., History, In the early history of Asia and Africa, Nomadism and Agriculture are the two antagonist facts. 1854Latham Native Races Russ. Emp. 74 As the former displaces the latter, agriculture encroaches on nomadism. 1872C. King Sierra Nevada xi. 242, I have felt all the pathos of nomadism, from the Aryan migration down. 1963Punch 13 Nov. 721/1 Centuries of fierce nomadism. 1964Gould & Kolb Dict. Social Sci. 724/2 Usages of transhumance..agree in contrasting the term with pastoral nomadism. 1974Environmental Conservation I. 12/1 If traditional nomadism finally disappears..it will be impossible to recreate it.
transf.1841Emerson Ess., History, This intellectual nomadism, in its excess, bankrupts the mind. |