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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024An•glo-Sax•on /ˈæŋgloʊˈsæksən/USA pronunciation n. - Language Varieties[countable] a person who lived in any of the kingdoms formed by the West Germanic people who invaded and occupied Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries a.d.
- Language Varieties[uncountable] the language of the Anglo-Saxons, also called Old English.
adj. - Language Varietiesof or relating to the Anglo-Saxons, or to the period of Anglo-Saxon rule in Britain.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024An•glo-Sax•on (ang′glō sak′sən),USA pronunciation n. - Language Varieties, Ancient History, World Historyan English person of the period before the Norman Conquest.
- Language VarietiesSee Old English (def. 1).
- Language Varietiesthe original Germanic element in the English language.
- plain and simple English, esp. language that is blunt, monosyllabic, and often rude or vulgar.
- Language Varietiesa person whose native language is English.
- Language Varietiesa person of English descent.
- Language Varieties(in the U.S.) a person of colonial descent or British origin.
adj. - Ancient History, Language Varietiesof, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Anglo-Saxons.
- Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Anglo-Saxon.
- British Terms, Language VarietiesEnglish-speaking;
British or American. - British Terms(of words, speech, or writing) blunt, monosyllabic, and often vulgar.
- 1605–15; based on Neo-Latin, Medieval Latin Anglo-Saxōnēs, Anglī Saxōnēs (plural); from 10th cent., collective name for WGmc-speaking people of Britain (compare Old English Angulseaxan); see Angle, Saxon
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Anglo-Saxon n - a member of any of the West Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) that settled in Britain from the 5th century ad and were dominant until the Norman conquest
- the language of these tribes
See Old English - any White person whose native language is English and whose cultural affiliations are those common to Britain and the US
- informal plain blunt English, esp English containing taboo words
adj - forming part of the Germanic element in Modern English: ``forget'' is an Anglo-Saxon word
- of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or the Old English language
- of or relating to the White Protestant culture of Britain, Australia, and the US
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