Scotticism

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɒtɪˌsɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skot′ə siz′əm)


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Scot•ti•cism  (skot′ə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Linguisticsa word or idiom peculiar to or characteristic of Scots.
  • Medieval Latin scottic(us), variant of scōticus Scottish (Scōt(us) Scottish + -icus -ic) + -ism
  • 1710–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Scotticism / ˈskɒtɪˌsɪzəm/
  1. a Scottish idiom, word, etc
'Scotticism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
-ism

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