Meaning of -ese | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used to form adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country, such as the people and the language spoken by these people.
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2. Used to form nouns meaning the jargon or language used by a particular profession or being or in a particular context.
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Equivalents

Examples

“Faroese, Maltese, Milanese, Parmese, Portuguese, Viennese; Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese; Beninese, Congolese, Togolese”

“journal + -ese → journalese”

“legal + -ese → legalese”

“translation + -ese → translationese”

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