Anglo-Saxonism
[ ang-gloh-sak-suh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˌæŋ gloʊˈsæk səˌnɪz əm /
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noun
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Examples from the Web for anglo-saxonism
Anglo-Saxonism is a very good thing; simplicity and common sense are very good things too.
In American colonization, Anglo-Saxonism was but a drop in the bucket.
A is an Anglo-Saxonism for in or on; as a'board, a'going, &c.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry SmythWith due allowance for her Anglo-Saxonism and honesty, she was the type of woman to whom “things happen.”
The Dust Flower|Basil King