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Dictionary: Brit·i·cism   (brĭt'ĭ-sĭz'əm) pronunciation
also Brit·ish·ism (-shĭz'əm)
n.
A word, phrase, or idiom characteristic of or peculiar to English as it is spoken in Great Britain.

[From BRITI(SH), on the model of words such as GALLICISM.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an expression that is limited to English as spoken by Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American English)
  Synonyms: Anglicism, Britishism


 
 
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