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Brit•i•cism



Pronunciation: (brit'u-siz"um), [key]
n.
a word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of or restricted to British English, esp. as compared with American English, as lift compared with elevator or in hospital with in the hospital. Also,Britishism.

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