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- [gal-uh-siz-uh m]
- /ˈgæl əˌsɪz əm/
- /ˈɡæ.lɪ.sɪ.zəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gal-uh-siz-uh m]
- /ˈgæl əˌsɪz əm/
Definitions of gallicism word
- noun gallicism a French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English. 1
- noun gallicism a feature that is characteristic of or peculiar to the French language. 1
- noun gallicism a custom or trait considered to be characteristically French. 1
- noun gallicism A loanword borrowed from French. 1
- noun gallicism a word or idiom borrowed from French 0
- noun gallicism a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to the French language 0
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Origin of gallicism
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
From the French word gallicisme, dating back to 1650-60. See Gallic, -ism
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Parts of speech for Gallicism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gallicism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
gallicism usage trend in Literature
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