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GALLICISM

\ɡˈalɪsˌɪzəm], \ɡˈalɪsˌɪzəm], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of GALLICISM

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a word or phrase borrowed from French

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a word or phrase borrowed from French

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom; also, in general, a French mode or custom.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A French idiom used in another language.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. A mode of speech peculiar to the French nation;â€”use of French idioms in English writing or speech.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A mode of speech peculiar to the French language.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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