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Anglo-saxon
anglo-saxon
adj. & n. --adj. 1 of the English Saxons (as distinct from the Old Saxons of the continent, and from the Angles) before the Norman Conquest. 2 of the Old English people as a whole before the Norman Conquest. 3 of English descent. --n. 1 an Anglo-Saxon person. 2 the Old English language. 3 a colloq. plain (esp. crude) English. b US the modern English language. Etymology: mod.L Anglo-Saxones, med.L Angli Saxones after OE Angulseaxe, -an
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noun Etymology: New Latin ~es, plural, alteration of Medieval Latin Angli Saxones, from Latin Angli Angles + Late Latin Saxones Saxons Date: before 12th century a member of the Germanic peoples conquering England in the fifth century A.D. and forming the ruling class until the Norman conquest, 2. Englishman, a white gentile of an English-speaking nation, Old English 1, direct plain English, ~ adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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