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Saxonism

[sak-suh-niz-uhm]

Sax·on·ism

[sak-suh-niz-uhm]
noun
an English word or idiom of Anglo-Saxon rather than foreign, as Latin or French, origin.
Also called Anglo-Saxonism.


Origin:
1765–75; Saxon + -ism
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Saxonism is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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