English

adj//ɪŋˈɡlɪʃ//

engelsk, engelska, engelsman, mittel

  1. English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.

  2. Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).

  3. Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.

  4. (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.

  5. (uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.

  6. The English term or expression for some thing or idea.

  7. The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication.

  8. (printing, dated) A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.

  9. The language that developed in England and is now spoken in the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, North America, and many other parts of the world.

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