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Anglicism

nounmasculinetechnicalcommon/ɐ̃ɡliˈsiʒmu/an·gli·cis·mo

Definition

1

A word, phrase, or grammatical construction peculiar to the English language that is used in another language; a loanword from English.

Usage examples

“'Le weekend' is an Anglicism in French.”
“The text is full of unnecessary Anglicisms.”

Common combinations

use of Anglicisms