Anglo-Saxonism
[ ang-gloh-sak-suh-niz-uhm ]
noun
Origin of Anglo-Saxonism
1First recorded in 1855–60; Anglo-Saxon + -ism
Words Nearby Anglo-Saxonism
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How to use Anglo-Saxonism in a sentence
Anglo-Saxonism is a very good thing; simplicity and common sense are very good things too.
With due allowance for her Anglo-Saxonism and honesty, she was the type of woman to whom “things happen.”
The Dust Flower | Basil KingHe pretends that there is no difference between Anglo-Saxonism and Germanism.
England, Canada and the Great War | Louis-Georges DesjardinsA is an Anglo-Saxonism for in or on; as a'board, a'going, &c.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythIn American colonization, Anglo-Saxonism was but a drop in the bucket.
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