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Definition of the King’s English noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the King’s English

noun
 
/ðə ˌkɪŋz ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
 
/ðə ˌkɪŋz ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[uncountable] (old-fashioned)
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  1. the English language as written and spoken correctly by educated people in the UK ‘The King’s English’ is used when the United Kingdom has a king, and ‘the Queen’s English’ when it has a queen.
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