MUMPSIMUS
\mˈʌmpsɪməs], \mˈʌmpsɪməs], \m_ˈʌ_m_p_s_ɪ_m_ə_s]\
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a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable; "he still holds to the old mumpsimous that a woman's place is in the kitchen"
By Princeton University
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Platidiam
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