francisme

common nounproper noun

Etymology

from France with the suffix -ism. The word, described as outdated by Littré, has been relexicalized in Quebec.

Definitions

1. Particularity of the French spoken in France, whether it be vocabulary, expressions, or pronunciation.: « Aoûtien » est un francisme.

2. Gallicism, a turn of phrase specific to French.flags.vieilli

3. Gallicism considered improper in another language.

4. Doctrine of the Francist Movement.

Synonyms

hexagonismegallicisme

Plural

francismes

Translations

See also

François (pn.) antifrançais (adj.) anti-français (adj.) francité (cn.) français (adj.) français (cn.) gallicisme (cn.) Le François (pn.) francien (cn.) francien (adj.) transilien (adj.) francitude (cn.) francisation (cn.) franciscain (adj.) franciscain (cn.) franciser (v.) gallican (adj.) gallican (cn.) gallicanisme (cn.) francilien (adj.)