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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

britishism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
britishism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in Britain.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The practice of British religion or culture.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From British + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Britishisms (plural) British-ism (alternative)

Synonyms

Anglicism Briticism

Questions

What does britishism mean?
A word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken in Britain.
Where does britishism come from?
From British + -ism.

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