italianism

I·tal·ian·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ih-tal-yuh-niz-uh m]
- /ɪˈtæl yəˌnɪz əm/
- /ɪˈtæljənɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-tal-yuh-niz-uh m]
- /ɪˈtæl yəˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of italianism word

noun italianism an Italian practice, trait, or idiom. 1
noun italianism Italian quality or spirit. 1
noun italianism an Italian custom or style 0
noun italianism Italian quality or life, or the cult of either 0
noun italianism a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to Italian 0
noun italianism an Italian custom, belief, etc. 0

See all 11 definitions of italianism

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Origin of italianism

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; Italian + -ism

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Parts of speech for Italianism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Italianism

italianism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

italianism usage trend in Literature

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