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