Englishism

Englishism
Englishism Eng"lish*ism, n. 1. A quality or characteristic peculiar to the English. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

2. A form of expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in England; an Anglicism. [1913 Webster]


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