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Adjective english has 1 sense
  1. English - of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"
,Noun english has 4 senses
  1. English, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries
    --1 is a kind of West Germanic, West Germanic language
    --1 has particulars:
     American English, American language, American; cockney; King's English; Middle English; Modern English; Old English, Anglo-Saxon; Oxford English; Scottish, Scots, Scots English
  2. English, English people, the English - the people of England
    --2 is a kind of nation, land, country, a people
  3. English - the discipline that studies the English language and literature
    --3 is a kind of     humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts
  4. English, side - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
    --4 is a kind of spin
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