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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.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.