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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Initialism of African-American Vernacular English. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

All synonyms

african american englishafrican american vernacular englishafrican-american vernacular englishblack englishblack englishblack english vernacular

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