Turcism

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noun

Turkism.

OriginLatin Turcus →
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Meanings

nounTurcism (countable and uncountable, plural Turcisms)

plural Turcisms

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableTurkism.

Origin

  1. LatinTurcus“Turk”
  2. EnglishTurcism

From medieval Latin Turcus (“Turk”) + -ism.

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APA

Turcism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turcism

MLA

“Turcism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turcism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turcism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turcism.

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