Briticism (redirected from Briticisms)

Brit·i·cism  (brt-szm) also Brit·ish·ism (-shzm)

n.

A word, phrase, or idiom characteristic of or peculiar to English as it is spoken in Great Britain.

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[From Briti(sh), on the model of words such as Gallicism.]

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Briticism [ˈbrɪtɪˌsɪzəm]

n

a custom, linguistic usage, or other feature peculiar to Britain or its people

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Briticism, Britishism

a word or phrase characteristic of speakers of English in Britain and not usually used by English speakers elsewhere.

See also: English

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a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of or restricted to British English. Also called Britishism. Cf. Americanism, Canadianism.

See also: Language

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Briticism - an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English) Anglicism, Britishism formulation, expression - the style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"

Translations

Briticism [ˈbrɪtɪsɪzəm] N (US) → modismo m or vocablo m del inglés británico

briticism

n → Britizismus m