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Shibboleth

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a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people, often used as a test to ensure or check someone's membership in the group; biblically, used by the Israelites to identify and kill non-Isrealites

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Shibboleths
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Shibboleth's
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Shibboleths'

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§1
a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people, often used as a test to ensure or check someone's membership in the group; biblically, used by the Israelites to identify and kill non-Isrealites
§2
a favorite saying of a sect or political group

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