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Englishisms

Englishisms is the plural of Englishism.

Meaning of Englishism

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

Questions about Englishisms

What is Englishisms the plural of?
Englishisms is the plural of Englishism.

Words near Englishisms in the dictionary

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

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