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- /ˈmɪd l ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
- /ˈmɪdl ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /ˈmɪd l ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
Definitions of middle english words
- noun middle english the English language of the period c1150–c1475. Abbreviation: ME. 1
- noun middle english the English language from about 1100 to about 1450: main dialects are Kentish, Southwestern (West Saxon), East Midland (which replaced West Saxon as the chief literary form and developed into Modern English), West Midland, and Northern (from which the Scots of Lowland Scotland and other modern dialects developed) 0
- noun middle english the English language as written and spoken between c. 1100 and c. 1500, preceded by Old English and followed by Early Modern English: it is characterized by the loss of grammatical gender and most of the inflectional endings of Old English, by the emergence of a syntax based on word order and function words, by the simplification of the pronominal system, and by extensive vocabulary borrowings from French, Latin, and Low German sources 0
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Origin of middle english
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40
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Parts of speech for Middle english
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
middle english popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
middle english usage trend in Literature
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