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🗣️ English word 🇬🇧 English custom
Anglicism

Anglicism

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A custom or way of doing things that comes from England
  • noun
  • /ˈæŋɡlɪˌsɪzəm/
: anglicismo
  • Many regional dialects include Anglicisms that reveal their English origins.

Examples

  • Understanding the prevalence of Anglicism in global languages helps us appreciate cultural exchanges.

  • This shows me that a) I'm not that far off your position, because to me that feels a bit rude, and b) that we allow ourselves a bigger margin in public swearing simply through the widespread use of anglicisms.

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  • The use of Anglicism in local speech reflects the influence of British culture in our community.

Synonyms

Britishism
vsAnglicism
1 8.8

A word or phrase used mainly in British English, not American English

is about customs, practices, or traits typical of England and its people

Surface Forms

Anglicism singular
Anglicisms plural

Morphology

Anglicism = English (semi-transparent) = anglic + ism

The suffix '-ism' clearly marks a practice or characteristic, but the root appears as the Latin-derived combining form 'anglic-' rather than the everyday form 'English', which may reduce immediate recognizability for learners.

Etymology

The word Anglicism comes from the root Anglic- meaning 'English' and the ending -ism meaning 'a practice or way'. So an Anglicism is an 'English practice' or custom, which is why we use it for customs typical of England.