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adj. & n. --adj. of or relating to England or its people or language. --n. 1 the language of England, now used in many varieties in the British Isles, the United States, and most Commonwealth or ex-Commonwealth countries, and often internationally. 2 (prec. by the; treated as pl.) the people of England. 3 US Billiards = SIDE n. 10. Phrases and idioms English bond Building a bond of brickwork arranged in alternate courses of stretchers and headers. English horn = COR ANGLAIS. the Queen's (or King's) English the English language as correctly written or spoken in Britain. Derivatives Englishness n. Etymology: OE englisc, {aelig}nglisc (as ANGLE, -ISH(1))
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle ~, from Old ~ englisc, from Engle (plural) Angles Date: before 12th century of, relating to, or characteristic of England, the ~ people, or the ~ language, ~ness noun II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. the language of the people of England and the United States and many areas now or formerly under British control, a particular variety of ~ distinguished by peculiarities (as of pronunciation), ~ language, literature, or composition when a subject of study, the people of England, 3. an ~ translation, idiomatic or intelligible ~, spin around the vertical axis deliberately imparted to a ball that is driven or rolled, III. transitive verb Date: 14th century to translate into ~, to adopt into ~ ; anglicize ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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