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Adjective english- has 1 sense
- English - of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"
Noun english- has 4 senses
- English, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries
--1 is a kind of West Germanic, West Germanic language
--1 has particulars:
- English, English people, the English - the people of England
--2 is a kind of nation, land, country, a people
- English - the discipline that studies the English language and literature
--3 is a kind of humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
- English, side - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
--4 is a kind of spin
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