Briticism
Brit·i·cism
Briticism · Briticisms
англицизм
A word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarilyA word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily.
/ˈbɹɪt.ɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/
Meaning
1 senses(rhetoric)A word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily.
англици́змanglicízm
an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
word or expression used in Britain:
Origin
From Brit- (in British) + -icism (in Scotticism, Anglicism, etc.). Compare earlier BritishFrom Brit- (in British) + -icism (in Scotticism, Anglicism, etc.). Compare earlier Britishism.
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Forms
plural: BriticismsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English):AnglicismBritishism
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.