FOREIGNISM


Meaning of FOREIGNISM in English

/fawr"euh niz'euhm, for"-/ , n.

1. a foreign custom, mannerism, etc.

2. any trait, deviating from accepted speech standards, derived from a foreign language.

3. imitation of anything foreign.

4. a foreign quality.

[ 1850-55; FOREIGN + -ISM ]

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