LOCALISMS

Noun

localisms

plural of localism

Source: Wiktionary


LOCALISM

Lo"cal*ism, n.

1. The state or quality of being local; affection for a particular place.

2. A method of speaking or acting peculiar to a certain district; a local idiom or phrase.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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