noun
Meaning 1
A loanword from the Italian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Italianism
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Sound
Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 2
A characteristic of Italy or the Italian people.
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noun
Meaning 3
A tendency to assimilate or imitate the culture or customs of Italy.
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Italian Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Italianism From Italian + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: italianisme — Translations
- Czech: italianismus — Translations
- Czech: italismus — Translations
- French: italianisme — Translations
- French: italisme — Translations
- Georgian: იტალიანიზმი (iṭalianizmi) — Translations
- German: Italianismus — Translations
- Hungarian: italianizmus — Translations
- Italian: italianismo — Translations
- Polish: italianizm — Translations
- Portuguese: italianismo — Translations
- Romanian: italienism — Translations
- Russian: итальяни́зм (italʹjanízm) — Translations
- Slovak: talianizmus — Translations
- Spanish: italianismo — Translations