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Americanism
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Americanism
(noun)
Americanism
/ə
ˈ
merəkəˌnɪzəm/
noun
plural
Americanisms
Americanism
/ə
ˈ
merəkəˌnɪzəm/
noun
plural
Americanisms
Britannica Dictionary definition of AMERICANISM
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a word or meaning that is common in U.S. English but is not common in the kinds of English spoken outside the U.S.
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