gallicism, n.

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Posted by Simone Muench
May 23, 2007 12:22 AM
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1. A French idiom or expression used in another language, as Je ne sais quoi when used in English.
2. A feature that is characteristic of or peculiar to the French language.
3. A custom or trait considered to be characteristically French.

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