Anglish
Definitions
A puristic style of English that exclusively uses words of native (Germanic) origin, proscribing words of foreign (especially Latin, French, and Greek) origin.
Equivalents
Françaisanglish
Examples
“In Anglish, you would call⟳ a dictionary a wordbook.”
“Whilst you would be forgiven for thinking this statement comes straight from the latest UKIP manifesto, it is in fact a quotation from The Anglish Moot, a fan-page promoting the use⟳ of the 'Anglish' language — that is, English with all foreign borrowings stripped away.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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