ANGLICISM


Meaning of ANGLICISM in English

/ang"gleuh siz'euhm/ , n. ( sometimes l.c. )

1. a Briticism.

2. the state of being English; characteristic English quality.

3. a word, idiom, or characteristic feature of the English language occurring in or borrowed by another language.

4. any custom, manner, idea, etc., characteristic of the English people.

[ 1635-45; Anglic ( us ) English + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .