britishism

Other forms of britishism

plural

britishisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about britishism

What does britishism mean?

britishism means "an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in britishism?

britishism has 3 syllables: bri-ti-shism. The stress falls on "bri".

What is another word for britishism?

Close synonyms include Anglicism, Briticism, Anglicism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is britishism a common word?

britishism is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.