Anglish

//ˈænɡlɪʃ// adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, in, or pertaining to this form of English.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A puristic style of English that exclusively uses words of native (Germanic) origin, proscribing words of foreign (especially Latin, French, and Greek) origin.

    "In Anglish, you would call a dictionary a wordbook."

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eldsay english

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"In Anglish, you would call a dictionary a wordbook."

Etymology

Coined by British author Paul Jennings in 1966 from Angl(e) + -ish, from Old English Engle + -isċ as a jocular name in the British magazine Punch.

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