italicism

I·tal·i·cism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-tal-uh-siz-uh m]
- /ɪˈtæl əˌsɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ih-tal-uh-siz-uh m]
- /ɪˈtæl əˌsɪz əm/

Definitions of italicism word

noun italicism Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language. 1
noun italicism Italianism (sense 1) 0

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Origin of italicism

First appearance:

before 1765

One of the 46% newest English words

1765-75; Italic (referring to the branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Italian) + -ism

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Parts of speech for Italicism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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italicism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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