American English
Meanings
name
- The form of the English language that is chiefly used in the United States, contrasted with British English or Canadian English and that of other places.
- The form of the English language that is chiefly used in North America, contrasted with Commonwealth English (British English and that of other places).
adj
- Of or relating to, or spoken or written in American English.
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Etymology
From American + English. First use appears c. 1806, in a dictionary by Noah Webster; as an adjective, c. 1892.
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