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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