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Scotticism

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Etymology

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Latin Scōtus
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icus
Latin Scotticus
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *-mós
Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)
Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.
English -ism
English Scotticism

    From Latin Scotticus + English -ism.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • enPR: skŏt′ĭ-sĭz(ə)m; IPA(key): /ˈskɒt.ɪ.sɪz(ə̯)m̩/
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    • Rhymes: -ɪzəm
    • Hyphenation: Scot‧ti‧cism

    Noun

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    Scotticism (plural Scotticisms)

    1. (rhetoric) A phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.
      Synonym: Scottishism (uncommon)
      • 1859, David Masson, British Novelists and their Styles:
        But Scott's veneration for the past reached its highest and most shrewd and intelligent form in his Scotticism.

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    References

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    1. ^ “Scotticism, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.

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