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1. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › Oxford EnglishOxford English Dictionary - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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   4 days ago · Oxford English Dictionary. /ˌɑksfərd ˌɪŋ (g)lɪʃ ˌdɪkʃəˈnɛri/. IPA guide. Definitions of Oxford English Dictionary. noun. an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles. synonyms: O.E.D., OED. see more. Cite this entry.

2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCollins Thesaurus | Synonyms, Antonyms and Definitions

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   1 day ago · Hundreds of thousands of synonyms and antonyms arranged by meaning and with key synonyms highlighted. Audio pronunciations for synonyms and antonyms. Images for thousands of entries. Thousands of example sentences taken from the Collins corpus, to help choose the right word. Proverbs and quotations by famous authors.

3. www.britannica.com › dictionaryFind Definitions & Meanings of Words | Britannica Dictionary

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   2 days ago · Clear and simple definitions in American English from Britannica's language experts. More usage examples than any other dictionary.

4. blog.rosettastone.com › agglutinative-languageWhat Is an Agglutinative Language? Definition and 5 Examples

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   19 hours ago · The word “agglutination” comes from the Latin agglutinare, meaning “to glue together.”. That’s exactly what agglutinative languages do. They glue morphemes—the smallest unit of meaning in any language—onto a root word. As an example, look at the word “agglutination”: ag- (prefix): to. glutin (root word): stick together.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Received_PronunciationReceived Pronunciation - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Most English dictionaries published in Britain (including the Oxford English Dictionary) now give phonetically transcribed RP pronunciations for all words. Pronunciation dictionaries represent a special class of dictionary giving a wide range of possible pronunciations: British pronunciation dictionaries are all based on RP, though not ...

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › American_and_BritishAmerican and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · Today's British English spellings mostly follow Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), while many American English spellings follow Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language ("ADEL", "Webster's Dictionary", 1828). [2] Webster was a proponent of English spelling reform for reasons both philological and nationalistic.

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   What words can be spelled in British English?

   • Words that can be spelled either way in British English include chamaeleon, encyclopaedia, homoeopathy, mediaeval (a minor variant in both AmE and BrE ), foetid and foetus. The spellings foetus and foetal are Britishisms based on a mistaken etymology.

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   Does British English have a L?

   • Exceptions: duellist, medallist, panellist, tranquillise, and sometimes triallist in British English. For -ous, British English has a single l in scandalous and perilous, but the "ll" in libellous and marvellous. For -ee, British English has libellee. For -age, British English has pupillage but vassalage.

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   What is standard southern British?

   • Standard Southern British (where 'Standard' should not be taken as implying a value judgment of 'correctness') is the modern equivalent of what has been called 'Received Pronunciation' ('RP'). It is an accent of the south east of England which operates as a prestige norm there and (to varying degrees) in other parts of the British Isles and beyond.

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   Is English an official language?

   • English is not an official language; American spelling is dominant. Despite the various English dialects spoken from country to country and within different regions of the same country, there are only slight regional variations in English orthography, the two most notable variations being British and American spelling.

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   When was England formed?

   • The nation of England was formed in 12 July 927 by Æthelstan of Wessex after the Treaty of Eamont Bridge, as Wessex grew from a relatively small kingdom in the South West to become the founder of the Kingdom of the English, incorporating all Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and the Danelaw.

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   How many British people consider themselves English?

   • They found that while 58% of white people in England described their nationality as "English", non-white people were more likely to describe themselves as "British". It is unclear how many British people consider themselves English. The words "English" and "British" are often incorrectly used interchangeably, especially outside the UK.

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8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › English_peopleEnglish people - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · English people traditionally speak the English language, a member of the West Germanic language family. The modern English language evolved from Middle English (the form of language in use by the English people from the 12th to the 15th century); Middle English was influenced lexically by Norman-French, Old French and Latin. In the Middle ...