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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ANGLICISM

n.An English Idiom; a form of language peculiar to the English.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ANGLICISM

An "gli *cism, n. Etym: [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Anglicism

An gli cism |ˈaNGgləˌsizəm ˈæŋɡləˌsɪzəm | noun 1 a word or phrase that is peculiar to British English: this new autobiography is studded with Anglicisms like lorries, plimsolls, and doing a bunk. the quality of being typically English or of favoring English things. 2 a word or phrase borrowed from English into a foreign language: the French have an irritating Anglicism: un toast. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin Anglicus, from Angli (see Angle ) + -ism .

 

Oxford Dictionary

Anglicism

An ¦gli |cism |ˈaŋglɪsɪz (ə )m | noun 1 a word or phrase that is peculiar to British English: this new autobiography is studded with Anglicisms like lorries, plimsolls, and doing a bunk. [ mass noun ] the quality of being typically English or of favouring English things. 2 a word or phrase borrowed from English into a foreign language: the French have as an irritating Anglicism: un toast. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Latin Anglicus, from Angli (see Angle ) + -ism .

 

French Dictionary

anglicisme

anglicisme n. m. nom masculin Mot, expression, construction, orthographe propre à la langue anglaise.

 

Spanish Dictionary

anglicismo

anglicismo nombre masculino 1 Palabra, expresión o giro procedentes de la lengua inglesa que se usan en otro idioma :la palabra software es un anglicismo en español; la construcción estar siendo + participio es un anglicismo en español .SINÓNIMO inglesismo .2 Estima o admiración por la cultura y las tradiciones de Inglaterra .SINÓNIMO anglofilia .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Anglicism

An gli cism /ǽŋɡlɪsɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 〖時にa -〗1 C U (英語以外の言語で用いられる )英語特有の表現, 英語借用語 ; イギリス語法 (Briticism ).2 U 英国風 [式 ]; イギリス人気質 ; 英国好み .