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Anglo-French

[ ang-gloh-french ]

adjective

  1. belonging to, relating to, or involving England and France, or the people of the two countries.
  2. of or relating to the Anglo-French dialect.


noun

  1. Also called Anglo-Norman. the dialect of French current in England from the Norman Conquest to the end of the Middle Ages. : AF, A.F.

Anglo-French

adjective

  1. of or relating to England and France
  2. of or relating to Anglo-French
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noun

  1. the Norman-French language of medieval England
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglo-French1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

This word takes numerous forms both in M. E. and in Anglo-French.

The man has had a finger in every Anglo-French swindle of the last ten years.

They were new to me then; now I seem to recognise through the years the Anglo-French of his "rien ne va plus" and all the rest.

The pronunciation of M.E. and of Anglo-French vowels did not materially differ.

Of the Anglo-French melodrama of recent years, Mr. Burnand has been the frequent and successful satirist.

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