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Meaning
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.
Noun
●
The people of England, Englishmen and Englishwomen.
●
The non-Amish, people outside the Amish
faith
and community.
●
Facility with the English language, ability to
employ
English
correctly
and idiomatically.
●
A particular
instance
of the English language, including
The English
term
or
expression
for some
thing
or idea.
The English
text
or
phrasing
of some spoken or
written
communication.
A
clear
and
readily
understandable
expression
of some
idea
in English.
Synonym of
language arts
, the
class
dedicated
to
improving
primary
and
secondary school
students'
mastery
of English and the
material
taught
in such
class
es.
●
In Printing:
A
size
of type between
pica
(12 point) and
great primer
(18 point),
standardized
as 14-point.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Alternative form of english.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Spinning or
rotary
motion
given to
a
ball
around the
vertical
axis
,
as in
pool
,
billiards
or
bowling
;
spin
, sidespin.
●
An
unusual
or
unexpected
interpretation
of a
text
or
idea
, a
spin
, a nuance.
Verb
●
To
translate
,
adapt
or
render
into English.
●
Alternative form of 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.
Sourced from
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Synonyms
Southron
English
Southrons
Side
Spin
Sidespin
Language Arts
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