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parrotism rare.|ˈpærətɪz(ə)m|
[f. parrot n. + -ism.]
Action like that of a parrot; mechanical repetition or imitation; parrotry.
1773A. Grant Lett. fr. Mount. (1813) I. xxi. 170 You have traced all this premature reflection to its true..source; and you will possibly call it parrotism. 1877M. Wallace Russia 413 The ‘monkeyism’ and ‘parrotism’ of those who indiscriminately adopted foreign manners and customs. |