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Italicism

American  
[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

Example Sentences

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One instance of italicism was in fact all that had been overlooked in the course of many pages.

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