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Italicism

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[ih-tal-uh-siz-uhm] / ɪˈtæl əˌsɪz əm /

noun

  1. Italianism, especially an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.


Etymology

Origin of Italicism

1765–75; Italic ( def. ) (referring to the branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Italian) + -ism


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