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hibernianism
Hi·ber·ni·cism
/
haɪˈbɜr
nəˌsɪz
əm
/
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[
hahy-
bur
-n
uh
-siz-
uh
m
]
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noun
an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish.
Also,
Hi·ber·ni·an·ism
/
haɪˈbɜr
ni
əˌnɪz
əm
/
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[
hahy-
bur
-nee-
uh
-niz-
uh
m
]
Show IPA
.
Origin:
1750–60;
<
Medieval Latin
Hibernic
(
us
) Hibernian (
Hibern
(
ia
) Hibernia +
-icus
-ic
) +
-ism
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Hibernicism
or
Hibernianism
(haɪˈbɜːnɪˌsɪzəm, haɪˈbɜːnɪəˌnɪzəm)
—
n
an Irish expression, idiom, trait, custom, etc
Hibernianism
or
Hibernianism
—
n
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Hibernicism
or
Hibernianism
(haɪˈbɜːnɪˌsɪzəm, haɪˈbɜːnɪəˌnɪzəm)
—
n
an Irish expression, idiom, trait, custom, etc
Hibernianism
or
Hibernianism
—
n
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