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Indianisms

Indianisms is the plural of Indianism.

Meaning of Indianism

Noun

Indianism (countable and uncountable, plural Indianisms)

  1. (rhetoric) A word or phrase peculiar to a language spoken in India, such as Indian English.
    • What this means is that academic interest in Indian English lexis has been largely confined to "Indianisms".2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 305
  2. (South-America) The idealized portrayal of indigenous people as national heroes.

Questions about Indianisms

What is Indianisms the plural of?
Indianisms is the plural of Indianism.

Words near Indianisms in the dictionary

  1. Indianise
  2. Indianised
  3. Indianises
  4. Indianising
  5. Indianism
  6. Indianisms
  7. Indianist
  8. Indianists
  9. Indianization
  10. Indianize
  11. Indianized

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