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ANGLICISM

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language | 1998 | Copyright

ANGLICISM [with or without an initial capital].
1. An expression from English used in another language, such as le fairplay in French.

2. A characteristic, quality, fashion, or fad deriving from England, such as cricket or afternoon tea in Pakistan.

3. A feature of the English language that is peculiar to England, such as the working-class phrase feelin' proper poorly feeling really ill. See BRITICISM.

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