british english

British English

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈbrɪt ɪʃ ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
- /ˈbrɪt.ɪʃ ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈbrɪt ɪʃ ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

Definitions of british english words

noun british english the English language as spoken and written in England and as distinguished esp. from American English 3
noun british english the English language as spoken and written in Great Britain, especially in southern England. 1
noun british english language of Great Britain 1
adjective british english English: of Great Britain 1
adjective british english Of or relating to, or spoken or written in British English. 0

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Origin of british english

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for British english

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of British english

british english popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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