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Gallicism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡælɪˌsɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gal′ə siz′əm)

Gal•li•cism (gal′ə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n.

Linguisticsa French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.
Linguisticsa feature that is characteristic of or peculiar to the French language.
a custom or trait considered to be characteristically French.

Also, gal′li•cism.

French gallicisme. See Gallic, -ism
1650–60

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Gallicism /ˈɡælɪˌsɪzəm/ n

a word or idiom borrowed from French

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