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Brit·i·cism (br

-s

m) also Brit·ish·ism (-sh

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

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

Briticism [ˈbrɪtɪˌsɪzəm]

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

Briticism, Britishism

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

See also: Language

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Noun

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

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Briticism (redirected from Briticisms)

Briticism
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