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Briticism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A word or figure of speech used in Britain exclusively or primarily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rhetoric

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Anglicism, Britishism

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: formulation, expression

History

Etymology

From Brit- (in British) + -icism (in Scotticism, Anglicism, etc.). Compare earlier Britishism.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 英國英語 /英国英语 (Yīngguó yīngyǔ) — word or expression used in Britain
  • Chinese Mandarin: 英國人特用的詞 /英国人特用的词 (Yīngguórén tèyòng de cí) — word or expression used in Britain
  • Dutch: Brits gezegde — word or expression used in Britain
  • Esperanto: anglismo — word or expression used in Britain
  • Finnish: anglismi — word or expression used in Britain
  • French: britannicisme — word or expression used in Britain
  • Hungarian: anglicizmus — word or expression used in Britain
  • Japanese: イギリス語法 (Igirisu-gohō) — word or expression used in Britain
  • Lithuanian: anglicizmas — word or expression used in Britain
  • Polish: brytycyzm — word or expression used in Britain
  • Portuguese: inglesismo — word or expression used in Britain
  • Russian: англици́зм (anglicízm) — word or expression used in Britain