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nounan Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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nounthe people of England
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noun(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
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nounthe discipline that studies the English language and literaturetype of:
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of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
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of or relating to the English language
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- more English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
- down English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)
- young English poet (1683-1765)
- kid English dramatist (1558-1594)
- sweet English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
- tree English actor and theatrical producer noted for his lavish productions of Shakespeare (1853-1917)
- cook English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)
- west English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)
- bell English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961)
- hall English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)