english language
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1. an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | cockney, |
| definition | : | the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | geordie, |
| definition | : | the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | received pronunciation, |
| definition | : | the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | middle english, |
| definition | : | English from about 1100 to 1450 (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | modern english, |
| definition | : | English since about 1450 (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | oxford english, |
| definition | : | the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | english, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | english, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the English language (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | english, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | english, |
| definition | : | of or relating to the English language (adj.pert) |
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