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I⋅tal⋅i⋅cism

  [i-tal-uh-siz-uhm]
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–noun
Italianism, esp. an idiom or a characteristic of the Italian language.
Origin:
1765–75; Italic + -ism
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I·tal·i·cism   (ĭ-tāl'ĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  An Italianism, especially a word or idiom borrowed from or suggestive of the Italian language.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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