harlequinism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

harlequin +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

harlequinism (usually uncountable, plural harlequinisms)

  1. The antics of a harlequin or pantomime fool; clownery.
  2. (medicine) Synonym of harlequin-type ichthyosis