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Englishism

[ ing-gli-shiz-uhmor, often, -li- ]

noun

  1. a Briticism.
  2. attachment to what is English.


Englishism

/ ˈɪŋɡlɪˌʃɪzəm /

noun

  1. an English custom, practice, etc
  2. a word or expression not found in forms of English other than British English; Anglicism
  3. high regard for English customs, institutions, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Englishism1

First recorded in 1850–55; English + -ism

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