Shibboleth - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈʃɪbəleθ|
Brit.
|ˈʃɪbəleθ|
noun
- a favorite saying of a sect or political group (syn: catchword, motto, slogan)
- a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
- a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
Extra examples
She repeated the old shibboleth that time heals all wounds.
...we knew that their claim of giving “the best deal in town” was just a shibboleth...
They still cling to many of the old shibboleths of education.
Word forms
noun
singular: shibboleth
plural: shibboleths
singular: shibboleth
plural: shibboleths
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