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- pronunciation:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the title character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, a mid-nineteenth century novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom is a black slave whose religious beliefs move him to forgive his oppressors.
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| definition 2: |
a black person who behaves in a subservient manner toward whites (used as a term of contempt).
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| derivation: |
Uncle Tomism (n.) |
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