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单词 hibernicism
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Hibernicism

[ hahy-bur-nuh-siz-uhm ]
/ haɪˈbɜr nəˌsɪz əm /

noun

an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish.
Also Hi·ber·ni·an·ism [hahy-bur-nee-uh-niz-uhm]. /haɪˈbɜr ni əˌnɪz əm/.

Origin of Hibernicism

1750–60; <Medieval Latin Hibernic(us) Hibernian (Hibern(ia) Hibernia + -icus-ic) + -ism

Words nearby Hibernicism

hibernal, hibernate, hibernation, Hibernia, Hibernian, Hibernicism, Hibernicize, Hiberno-, Hiberno-English, hibernoma, Hiberno-Saxon
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Example sentences from the Web for Hibernicism

  • When it was brought to me, my toast (to use an Hibernicism) proved to be bread-and-butter.

    Prisoner for Blasphemy|G. W. [George William] Foote

British Dictionary definitions for Hibernicism

Hibernicism

Hibernianism (haɪˈbɜːnɪəˌnɪzəm)

/ (haɪˈbɜːnɪˌsɪzəm) /

noun

an Irish expression, idiom, trait, custom, etc
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