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Englishism

Englishism noun: an expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.

Noun

Englishism (plural Englishisms)

  1. (rhetoric) An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.
    • And this is the moment , when Englishism pure and simple , which with all its fine qualities managed always to make itself singularly unattractive , is losing that imperturbable faith in its untransformed self1873, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
    Synonyms:
    Anglicism

Synonyms of Englishism

Forms of Englishism

pluralEnglishisms

Origin of Englishism

From English + -ism.

Questions about Englishism

What does Englishism mean?
Englishism means an expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.
What part of speech is Englishism?
Englishism is a noun.
What is the plural of Englishism?
The plural of Englishism is Englishisms.

Words near Englishism in the dictionary

  1. Englishify
  2. Englishifying
  3. englishing
  4. Englishise
  5. Englishish
  6. Englishism
  7. Englishisms
  8. englishite
  9. Englishization
  10. Englishize
  11. Englishized

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