English dictionary
shibboleth
/'/S//I/b/@/l/I//T/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a favorite saying of a sect or political group
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce <i>sh</i>, called the word <i>sibboleth</i>. See <i>Judges xii.</i>
Source: webster1913