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Sense 1 noun
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
Types & categories
- West Germanic hypernym
- American English hyponym
- cockney hyponym
- geordie hyponym
- King's English hyponym
- Received Pronunciation hyponym
- Middle English hyponym
- Modern English hyponym
- Old English hyponym
- Oxford English hyponym
- Scottish hyponym
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Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
English history
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- English derivation
- England derivation
- English people derivation
- anglicise derivation
- England pertains to
Sense 3 noun
the people of England
Types & categories
- nation hypernym
Related & opposite
- English derivation
Sense 4 adjective
of or relating to the English language
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Sense 5 noun
the discipline that studies the English language and literature
Types & categories
- humanistic discipline hypernym
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- English derivation
Sense 6 noun
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
Types & categories
- spin hypernym
Related & opposite
- sport domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | English |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | English |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | West Germanic |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | American English |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cockney |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | geordie |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | King's English |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Received Pronunciation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Middle English |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Modern English |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Old English |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Oxford English |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Scottish |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | English |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | England |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | English people |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | anglicise |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | England |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | English |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | nation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | English |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | English |
| 4 | pertains to | Related & opposite | English |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | English |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | humanistic discipline |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | sport |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | spin |