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anglic

An·glic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ang-glik]
    • /ˈæŋ glɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ang-glik]
    • /ˈæŋ glɪk/

Definitions of anglic word

  • noun anglic the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet. 1
  • adjective anglic Anglian (def 1). 1
  • adjective anglic Anglian. 0

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Origin of anglic

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; < Medieval Latin Anglicus English, equivalent to Late Latin Angl(us) Angle, Germanic-speaking inhabitant of Britain (Latin Angliī a continental tribe mentioned by Tacitus; cf. Angle) + -icus -ic

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Parts of speech for Anglic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anglic popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

anglic usage trend in Literature

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