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foreignisms

foreignisms is the plural of foreignism.

Meaning of foreignism

Noun

foreignism (countable and uncountable, plural foreignisms)

  1. (uncountable) A tendency to favor what is foreign.
  2. (countable, rhetoric) A trait, custom, phrase, or characteristic typical of a foreign country or language.
    Synonyms:
    alienism

Questions about foreignisms

What is foreignisms the plural of?
Foreignisms is the plural of foreignism.

Words near foreignisms in the dictionary

  1. foreigners
  2. foreignership
  3. foreignise
  4. foreignising
  5. foreignism
  6. foreignisms
  7. foreignist
  8. foreignists
  9. foreignization
  10. foreignize
  11. foreignized

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