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   Eng·lish

   /ˈiNG(ɡ)liSH/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to England or its people or language.

   noun

   • 1. the language of England, widely used in many varieties throughout the world.
   • 2. the people of England.
   • 3. spin given to a ball, especially in pool or billiards: North American "put more English on the ball"

   Word Origin Old EnglishEnglisc (see Angle, -ish1). The word originally denoted the early Germanic settlers of Britain (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes), or their language (now called Old English).

   Derivatives

   • 1. Englishly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • H

     4

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