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- [ahy-ri-shiz-uh m]
- /ˈaɪ rɪˌʃɪz əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahy-ri-shiz-uh m]
- /ˈaɪ rɪˌʃɪz əm/
Definitions of irishism word
- noun irishism a custom, manner, practice, idiom, etc., characteristic of the Irish. 1
- noun irishism an Irish custom or idiom 0
- noun irishism a word, phrase, grammatical construction, or other feature originating in or peculiar to the Irish language 0
- noun irishism an Irish custom, belief, etc. 0
- noun irishism A word, phrase, idiom, or expression chiefly said in Ireland. 0
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Origin of irishism
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35; Irish + -ism
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Parts of speech for Irishism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
irishism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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