Yan|kee|ism

Yan|kee|ism
Yan|kee|ism «YANG kee ihz uhm», noun.
1. Yankee character or characteristics.
2. a Yankee peculiarity, as of speech. Saying guess for think is a Yankeeism.

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  • kee — cher·o·kee; chi·kee; kee·ler; kee·lie; kee·li·vine; kee·lung; kee·mun; kee·wa·tin; mil·wau·kee; mil·wau·kee·an; pal·kee; sof·kee; soor·kee; taw·kee; yan·kee·dom; yan·kee·fy; yan·kee·ism; yan·kee·ize; yan·kee; ab·sa·ro·kee; bi·dar·kee;… …   English syllables

  • ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

  • yankeeism — yan·kee·ism …   English syllables

  • Yankeeism — Yan•kee•ism [[t]ˈyæŋ kiˌɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) Yankee character or characteristics 2) a Yankee expression, pronunciation, etc • Etymology: 1785–95, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • Yankeeism — Yan kee*ism, n. A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like. Lowell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dom — dom·beya; dom·dan·iel; dom·er; dom·ic; dom·i·cil·able; dom·i·cil·i·ate; dom·i·nance; dom·i·nant·ly; dom·i·nate; dom·i·nat·ing·ly; dom·i·nation; dom·i·na·tive; dom·i·na·tor; dom·i·neck; dom·i·neer·ing·ly; dom·i·neer·ing·ness; dom·i·ni·ca;… …   English syllables

  • sa — ab·sa·ro·ka; ab·scis·sa; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ace·tyl·sa·lic·y·late; ac·o·la·pis·sa; ad·ver·sa·tive; af·to·sa; aglos·sa; ahim·sa; alo·sa; al·sa·tia; ama·ga·sa·ki; am·bas·sa·dor; am·bas·sa·do·ri·al; am·bas·sa·dor·ship;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

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