pedestrianism

English

Etymology

pedestrian +‎ -ism

Noun

pedestrianism (countable and uncountable, plural pedestrianisms)

  1. Going on foot; walking.
  2. A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed.
  3. Something that is pedestrian, or banal; a commonplace.
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