American English

American English

n. The English language as used in the United States.

Amer′ican Eng′lish

n. the English language as spoken and written in the U.S. [1800–10, Amer.]

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American English - the English language as used in the United StatesAmerican language, AmericanEnglish, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countriesAAVE, African American English, African American Vernacular English, Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics - a nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United States

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