Americanism
[uh-mer-i-kuh-niz-uh m]
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noun
a custom, trait, belief, etc., peculiar to the United States of America or its citizens.
- a word, phrase, or other language feature that is especially characteristic of the English language as spoken or written in the U.S.
- such a word or phrase first recorded in American Engish.
devotion to or preference for the U.S. and its institutions.
Origin of Americanism
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Americanism as typified by Claude Leslie is a new revelation.
Oswald LangdonCarson Jay Lee
The use of this adjective as a substantive is said to be an Americanism.
The VerbalistThomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
Whether an Americanism or not, it would seem to be quite unobjectionable.
The VerbalistThomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
The use of the verb to locate in the sense of to settle is said to be an Americanism.
The VerbalistThomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
Americanism, whatever else it may be, must be a practical Americanism.
The Psychology of NationsG.E. Partridge
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