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Common
noun
•
The people of
England
;
Englishmen
and
Englishwomen
.
•
The non-Amish; non-Amish people.
•
Ability
to
employ
the
English language
correctly
or
idiomatically
.
•
The English-language
term
or
expression
for something.
•
Specific
language
or
wording
in
English
;
English
text
or
statements
in
speech
, whether in
translation
or otherwise.
•
In Printing:
A
size
of
type
between
pica
(12
point
) and
great primer
(18
point
),
standardized
as 14-point.
•
Plain
or
readily
understandable
English language
.
•
Literature
studies
as a
school
subject
.
•
In American English & Canadian English:
Spin
or
sidespin
given to
a
ball
,
especially
in
pool
or
billiards
.
•
Spinning
or
rotary
motion
given to
a
ball
around the
vertical
axis
,
as in
billiards
or
bowling
.
•
An
unusual
or
unexpected
interpretation
of a
text
or
idea
, a
spin
, a
nuance
.
adj
•
Of or
pertaining
to
England
.
•
English-language; of or
pertaining
to the
language
,
descended
from
Anglo-Saxon
, which
developed
in
England
.
•
Of or
pertaining
to the people of
England
(to
Englishmen
and
Englishwomen
).
•
Of or
pertaining
to the
avoirdupois
system of
measure
.
•
Non-Amish, so
named
for
speaking
English
rather than
a
variety
of
German
.
•
In Film & Television:
Denoting
a
vertical
orientation
of the
barn doors
.
verb
•
To
translate
,
adapt
or
render
into
English
.
name
•
The
language
originating
in
England
but now spoken
in all
parts
of the
British Isles
, the
Commonwealth of Nations
,
North America
, and other
parts
of the world.
•
A
variety
,
dialect
, or
idiolect
of spoken and or
written
English
.
•
English language
,
literature
,
composition
as a
subject
of study
•
An
English
surname
originally
denoting
a non-Celtic or non-Danish person in
Britain
.
•
A
male
or
female
given name
•
A
town
, the
county seat
of
Crawford County
,
Indiana
;
named
for
Indiana
statesman
William
Hayden
English
.
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