Englishism

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noun

An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.

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Meanings

nounEnglishism (plural Englishisms)

plural Englishisms

  1. rhetoricAn expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.

    And this is the moment , when Englishism pure and simple , which with all its fine qualities managed always to make itself singularly unattractive , is losing that imperturbable faith in its untransformed self

    1873, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature

    Synonyms: Anglicism, anglicism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.

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Anglicismanglicism

Origin

From English + -ism.

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APA

Englishism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Englishism

MLA

“Englishism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Englishism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Englishism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Englishism.

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