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Nov 30, 2009
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for•eign•ism



Pronunciation: (fôr'u-niz"um, for'-), [key]
—n.
1. a foreign custom, mannerism, etc.
2. any trait, deviating from accepted speech standards, derived from a foreign language.
3. imitation of anything foreign.
4. a foreign quality.

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

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