Scotticism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"But Scott's veneration for the past reached its highest and most shrewd and intelligent form in his Scotticism."
Etymology
From Latin Scotticus + -ism.