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English Dictionary: Anglicism by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Anglicism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Anglicism
n
  1. an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
    Synonym(s): Anglicism, Briticism, Britishism
  2. a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens
    Synonym(s): Anglicism, Britishism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Anglicism \An"gli*cism\, n. [Cf. F. anglicisme.]
      1. An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to
            the English. --Dryden.
  
      2. The quality of being English; an English characteristic,
            custom, or method.
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