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eng

1 American  
[eng] / ɛŋ /

noun

  1. the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling and clink

ENG 2 American  
Television.

  1. electronic news gathering: a system of news reporting that uses portable television cameras to videotape pictures and sound, especially when combined with the transmission of the signal to a television station for immediate broadcast.

eng. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. engine.

  2. engineer.

  3. engineering.

  4. engraved.

  5. engraver.

  6. engraving.

Eng. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. England.

  2. English.

Eng. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. England

  2. English

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eng. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. engineer

  2. engineering

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ENG 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. electronic news gathering: TV news obtained at the point of action by means of modern video equipment

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eng 4 British  
/ ɛŋ /

noun

  1. phonetics another name for agma

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Etymology

Origin of eng

First recorded in 1955–60; by analogy with the names of m and n; agma ( def. )

Example Sentences

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By the time I was trying to transfer to another eng organization, this number had dropped down to less than 6%.

From The Verge • Oct. 23, 2017

No need to run my creds, I'll still be an eng without your validation.

From Time • Aug. 5, 2015

It generally ends in ing, eng, or g; as, Tebahkooneding, Ruling, &c.

From Sketch of Grammar of the Chippeway Languages To Which is Added a Vocabulary of some of the Most Common Words by Summerfield, John

But on the whole it seemed safe to conclude from eng meaning ‘narrow’, that engert would work out something like “fine strapping fellow and in excellent training”.

From The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland by Brown, J. Irwin

There was no mistake about their referring to him; and amid the chaos of sounds I caught the words eng and engert.

From The Further Adventures of O'Neill in Holland by Brown, J. Irwin

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