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Germanisms

Germanisms is the plural of Germanism.

Meaning of Germanism

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).

Questions about Germanisms

What is Germanisms the plural of?
Germanisms is the plural of Germanism.

Words near Germanisms in the dictionary

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

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