Anglo-French

[ ang-gloh-french ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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

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

First recorded in 1850–55

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.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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