Anglicism

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anglicism \An"gli*cism\, n. [Cf. F. anglicisme.]
     1. An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to
        the English. --Dryden.
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     2. The quality of being English; an English characteristic,


        custom, or method.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Anglicism
       n 1: an expression that is limited to English as spoken by
            Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American
            English) [syn: {Briticism}, {Britishism}]
       2: a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens [syn: {Britishism}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "Anglicism":
     Americanism, Briticism, Frenchism, Gallicism, Hibernicism,
     Irishism, Latinism, Scotticism, Yankeeism, chauvinism, flag waving,
     jingoism, love of country, nationalism, nationality,
     overpatriotism, patriotics, patriotism, ultranationalism