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Briticism

(brit′ə siz′əm)

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noun

a word, phrase, grammatical construction, etc. originating in or peculiar to British English

See Briticism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: From Briti(sh)

Origin: , on the model of words such as Gallicism

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