Scotticism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A phrase or idiom peculiar to Scotland or Scottish people.

    "But Scott's veneration for the past reached its highest and most shrewd and intelligent form in his Scotticism."

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americanismanglicismscottishism

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"But Scott's veneration for the past reached its highest and most shrewd and intelligent form in his Scotticism."

Etymology

From Latin Scotticus + -ism.

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