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AMERICANISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Americanism" is a kind of...):
custom; usage; usance (accepted or habitual practice)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Loyalty to the United States and its institutions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("Americanism" is a kind of...):
nationalism; patriotism (love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Americanism" is a kind of...):
expression; formulation (the style of expressing yourself)
