anglicism

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anglicism¹

noun anglicisms

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Anglicism In France the Académie Française is an important body in public life. It is the final arbiter of the language and a watchdog against its abuse. It issues warnings and edicts against anglicisms for which perfectly good French words exist, and lately its website has cautioned against fan zone and list

Anglicism²

  • /ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/
  • /ˈæŋ.ɡlə.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/

Rhymes with -ɪzəm

Where it comes from

From Latin Anglicus + English -ism. By surface analysis, Anglic + -ism.

noun Anglicisms · anglicism

  1. An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
  2. A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
  3. A cultural aspect typical of the English people.

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noun word or other feature borrowed from English to another language

Españolanglicismo
中文英國英語 /英国英语 Yīngguó yīngyǔ, 英式用語 /英式用语 Yīngshì yòngyǔ, 英國特色 /英国特色 Yīngguó tèsè
Portuguêsanglicismo
Françaisanglicisme
DeutschAnglizismus
Italianoanglicismo, anglismo, inglesismo
Ελληνικάαγγλισμός anglismós
Русскийанглици́зм anglicízm

noun cultural aspect

Portuguêsanglicismo
Русскийанглици́зм anglicízm

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MLA

"anglicism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anglicism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

anglicism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anglicism

Chicago

"anglicism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anglicism.

BibTeX
@misc{anglicism_2026,
  title = {anglicism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anglicism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}