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Marxism

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Marx·ism / ˈmärkˌsizəm/ • n. the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, later developed by their followers to form the basis for the theory and practice of communism. DERIVATIVES: Marx·i·an / -sēən/ adj. Marx·ist n. & adj.

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