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english
has definitions from the fields of education,linguistics,sport,England
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[ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture
Examples "English histry" "the English landed aristocracy" "English literature" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)It follows , then , provided the possibilities have been exhausted , that the only real alternative is the general viewpoint of the `` left '' , which has been represented on the Continent by Fritz_Buri and , to some extent at_least , is found in much that is significant in American and English theology . (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)In 1864 Newman professedly had to write his Apologia with his keenest feelings in_order_to be believed and to command a fair hearing from English readers . Many English Catholics are proud of their Catholicism and know that they are in a new ascendancy . I have found myself saying with other foreigners here that English Catholics are good Catholics . The English saints are widely venerated , quite naturally , and now there is great hope that the Forty_Martyrs and Cardinal_Newman will soon be canonized . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (linguistics) an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the US and most of the Commonwealth countries
Synonyms Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)The mayor of the town taught them English and French . (James Bryant Conant, Slums and Suburbs...)Of_course , it can be argued that an ability to write English correctly and with some degree of elegance is a marketable skill . (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)Among the recipients of the Nobel_Prize for Literature more_than half are practically unknown to readers of English . (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)But both were high-spirited and vivacious , both had tempers to control , both loved languages , especially English and German , both were good teachers and wrote for publication . (Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)For English the reduction in size is less striking . |
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[ noun ] (England) the people of England
Synonyms Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)With traditional nationalistic spirit , some Englishmen claim that English Catholicism is Catholicism at its best . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)From the saddlebags , hung_on a Hitchcock_chair , David took_out a good English razor , a present from John_Hunter . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` Oh yes , the other day I reread some of Emerson 's English_Traits , and there was an anecdote about a group of English and Americans visiting Germany , more_than a_hundred years ago . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (education) the discipline that studies the English language and literature
Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)`` A person with a master's_degree in physics , chemistry , math or English , yet who has not taken Education courses , is not permitted to teach in the public_schools '' , said Grover . (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)It is only fair to demand that teachers of courses in English , history , psychology and_so_on be as well informed in matters of art , especially interior_design , as are the art_teachers educated in the academic subjects . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 649
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