southernism

south·ern·ism

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhth -er-niz-uh m]
- /ˈsʌð ərˌnɪz əm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhth -er-niz-uh m]
- /ˈsʌð ərˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of southernism word

noun southernism a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South. 1
noun southernism an expression typical of the south 0
noun southernism the characteristic of being southern 0
noun southernism a word, expression, or practice peculiar to the south 0
noun southernism an idiom peculiar to the southern U.S. 0

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Origin of southernism

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65; Southern + -ism

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Parts of speech for Southernism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Southernism

southernism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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.

southernism usage trend in Literature

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