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proper noun
- the form of the English language written and spoken from the end of the 15th to the mid 17th centuries
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| Edo |
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noun
- Former name of Tokyo (��)
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| Egyptian |
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noun
- A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
- The Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
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| English |
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proper noun
- The English language, a language originating in England but now spoken in all parts of the British Isles, the Commonwealth of Nations, the United States of America, and other parts of the world.
- is spoken here as an unofficial language and lingua franca.
- One"s ability to employ the English language.
- My coworker has pretty good for a non-native speaker.
- Specific language or wording; a text or statements in speech, whether a translation or otherwise.
- The technical details are correct, but the is not very clear.
- The English-language term or expression for something.
- What"s the English for "í peu près"?
- (collective plural) The people of England; Englishmen and Englishwomen.
- The Scottish and have a history of conflict.
verb (English, es)
- (archaic) To render into English.
adjective
- English-language; of or pertaining to the English language.
- Of or pertaining to England or its people.
- Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
- an ton
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| Englishman |
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noun (Englishmen)
- A male native of England.
- (in plural) people of either sex who are natives of England
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| Englishwoman |
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noun (Plural: Englishwomen)
- A female native inhabitant of England.
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| Erie |
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proper noun
- One of the Great Lakes of North America
- A city in Pennsylvania
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| Erse |
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noun
- A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the Highlanders, Gaelic.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of Scotland, or to their language.
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| Eskimo |
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noun
- A member of the Eskimo.
proper noun
- A group of peoples inhabiting the Arctic, especially of North America.
- Any of several languages of the peoples of the same name.
adjective
- Of, or relating to the Eskimo.
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| Estonian |
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noun
- A person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.
proper noun
- The official language of Estonia.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.
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| Ethiopian |
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noun
- A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
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| Eurasian |
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adjective - A member of the Caucasoid and/or Mongoloid racial classifications of humanity; any person native to the Eurasian continent.
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| European |
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noun
- Person living or originating from Europe, or sometimes only European Union.
adjective
- Related to Europe or, the European Union.
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| even |
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noun
- (context, archaic, or, poetic) evening, Evening.
verb
- To make flat and level.
- We need to even this playing field; the west goal is too low.
adjective
- Flat and level.
- Clear out those rocks. The surface must be even.
- Without great variation.
- Despite her fear, she spoke in an even voice.
- Equal in proportion, quantity, size etc.
- The distribution of food must be even.
- (arithmetic) (no comparative or superlative) Leaving no remainder when divided by 2.
- Four, fourteen and forty are even numbers.
adverb (notcomp)
- (context, archaic or rhetorical) exactly, just, fully
- I fulfilled my instructions as I had promised.
- You are leaving tonight? — Even so.
- Implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality
- Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn sometimes.
- Did you make it through the front door?
- That was before I was born.
- Emphasising a comparative
- I was strong before; but now I am stronger.
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| Ewe |
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proper noun
- An ethnic group who inhabit southeastern Ghana, Togo and Benin.
- The Niger-Congo language, belonging to the Gbe family, spoken by these people.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Ewe people or language.
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