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Standard English

[ stan-derd ing-glishor, often, -lish ]

noun

  1. the English language in its most widely accepted form, adhering to fixed academic norms of spelling, grammar, and usage in written and spoken contexts, and neutralizing nonstandard dialectal variation.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Standard English1

First recorded in 1870–75

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