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Meanings of rusticism in English

A rural idiom or expression.

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Usage of rusticism in English
1
Now and then a home rusticism is fresh and startling, but where nothing is gained in expression it is out of tenor.
Life and Remains of John Clare, The "Northamptonshire Peasant Po...
2
In the irregular rhythms of Paul Halley's The Maypole, the NCC and conductor Colin Mawby produced a rhythmic deftness which captured the music's studied rusticism.
The Irish Times
Frequent collocations
Rusticism through the time