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Englishism
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English
Etymology
From en English ism.
Noun
en rhetoric An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.
en 1873 w:Matthew Arnold On the Study of Celtic Literature And this is the moment , when Englishism pure and simple , which with all its fine qualities managed always to make itself singularly unattractive , is losing that imperturbable faith in its untransformed self
Synonyms
en Anglicism more common spelling, en anglicism
Hyponyms
en Anglicism, en anglicism
en Briticism
Translations
expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language Anglicism
See also
en Americanism
en Canadianism
en Australianism
References