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Ger⋅man⋅ism

  [jur-muh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
1. a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
2. a custom, manner, mode of thought, action, etc., that is characteristic of the German people.
3. extreme partiality for or attachment to Germany, Germans, or German customs, manners, etc.
Origin:
1605–15; German + -ism
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Ger·man·ism   (jûr'mə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. An attitude, custom, or feature that seems characteristically German.

  2. A linguistic feature of German, especially a German idiom or phrasing that appears in a language other than German.

  3. Esteem for Germany and emulation of German ways.

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