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Meaning of english

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  English
      adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of England or its
             culture or people; "English history"; "the English landed
             aristocracy"; "English literature"
      2: of or relating to the English language
      n 1: 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 [syn:
           {English}, {English language}]
      2: the people of England [syn: {English}, {English people}]
      3: the discipline that studies the English language and
         literature
      4: (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side
         or releasing it with a sharp twist [syn: {English}, {side}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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