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/ɪŋˈɡlɪʃ/
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/ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ/
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- 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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inglese
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English
adjective
/ɪŋˈɡlɪʃ/
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- English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
- Of or pertaining to the people of England (e.g. Englishmen and Englishwomen).
- Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
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English
noun
/ɪŋˈɡlɪʃ/
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- (in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
- (uncountable) Facility with the English language, ability to employ English correctly and idiomatically.
- The English term or expression for some thing or idea.
- The English text or phrasing of some spoken or written communication.
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inglese
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- (printing, dated) A size of type between pica (12 point) and great primer (18 point), standardized as 14-point.
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silvio
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english
noun
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- (uncountable, North American) Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in pool, billiards or bowling; spin, sidespin.
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