Anglish
Pronunciations (5)
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/ˈæŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈæŋ.ɡə.lɪʃ/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
- nonstandard
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/ˈæŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˈeɪŋ.(ɡ)lɪʃ/
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/ˈæŋ.ɡləʃ/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
Proper noun
A puristic style of English that exclusively uses words of native (Germanic) origin, proscribing words of foreign (especially Latin, French, and Greek) origin.
- Synonyms
- Anglo-Saxon EnglishEldsay EnglishSaxon English
- Antonyms
- Anglese[Romance]] language>
- Related words
- Examples
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In Anglish, you would call a dictionary a wordbook.
More examples (1)
Whilst you would be forgiven for thinking this statement comes straight from the latest UKIP manifesto, it is in fact a quotation from The Anglish Moot, a fan-page promoting the use of the 'Anglish' language — that is, English with all foreign borrowings stripped away.
Adjective
Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English.
Usage- not-comparable