Briticism
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See also: Britishism
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Brit- (in British) + -icism (in Scotticism, Anglicism, etc.). Compare earlier Britishism.[1]
Noun
[edit]Briticism (plural Briticisms)
- A word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily.
Synonyms
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[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- (dialectisms) dialectism; Americanism (Yankeeism, Yankism), Australianism, Britishism (anglicism, Briticism), Canadianism, Indianism, Irishism, Scotticism, southernism, New Zealandism
Translations
[edit]word or expression used in Britain
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References
[edit]- ^ “Briticism, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.