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

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noun

/ˌmɒdn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

/ˌmɑːdərn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

[uncountable]

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the English language in the form it has been in since about 1500

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