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Anglicism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈæŋɡlɪˌsɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ang′glə siz′əm)

An•gli•cism (ang′glə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. (sometimes l.c.)

Linguisticsa Briticism.
the state of being English;
characteristic English quality.
Linguisticsa word, idiom, or characteristic feature of the English language occurring in or borrowed by another language.
any custom, manner, idea, etc., characteristic of the English people.

Medieval Latin Anglic(us) English + -ism
1635–45

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Anglicism /ˈæŋɡlɪˌsɪzəm/ n

a word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to the English language, esp as spoken in England
an English attitude, custom, etc
the fact or quality of being English

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