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Germanism

Germanism noun: a word or idiom of the German language (that has been borrowed by another language).

Noun

Germanism (countable and uncountable, plural Germanisms)

  1. (countable, rhetoric) A word or idiom of the German language (that has been borrowed by another language).
    • He employs the Lithuanian Yiddish idiom with some Germanisms.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 446
  2. (uncountable, usually) The culture and customs of the Germanic people (or tribes).

Synonyms of Germanism

Forms of Germanism

pluralGermanisms

Origin of Germanism

From German + -ism.

Questions about Germanism

What does Germanism mean?
Germanism means a word or idiom of the German language (that has been borrowed by another language).
What part of speech is Germanism?
Germanism is a noun.
What is the plural of Germanism?
The plural of Germanism is Germanisms.

Words near Germanism in the dictionary

  1. Germaniser
  2. Germanisers
  3. Germanises
  4. Germanish
  5. Germanising
  6. Germanism
  7. Germanisms
  8. Germanist
  9. Germanistan
  10. Germanistic
  11. Germanistics

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