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rusticisms

rusticisms is the plural of rusticism.

Meaning of rusticism

Noun

rusticism (plural rusticisms)

  1. A rustic custom or characteristic.
    • In Scotland, one of the purposes of a university education and rhetoric was to rid the students of their Scottish rusticisms.2013, Theresa Enos, Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition

Questions about rusticisms

What is rusticisms the plural of?
Rusticisms is the plural of rusticism.

Words near rusticisms in the dictionary

  1. rusticise
  2. rusticised
  3. rusticises
  4. rusticising
  5. rusticism
  6. rusticisms
  7. rusticities
  8. rusticity
  9. rusticization
  10. rusticize
  11. rusticized

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