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Anglic

/ˈæŋɡlɪk/

Anglic is the dated form of Anglian.

Meaning of Anglian

Adjective

Anglian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Angles (Germanic people).
  2. Of or pertaining to East Anglia.

See all 5 meanings of Anglian

Adjective

Anglic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the family of languages descended from Old English, including English, Scots, and the extinct Yola and Fingallian languages.

Forms of Anglic

comparativemore Anglic
superlativemost Anglic

Origin of Anglic

From Anglia + -ic.

This sense was rare and restricted to discourse about Scots until the 2000s. Probably influenced by Anglican, or directly derived from Latin Anglicus (“English”).

Questions about Anglic

What does Anglic mean?
Anglic means pertaining to the family of languages descended from Old English, including English, Scots, and the extinct Yola and Fingallian languages.
What is Anglic the dated form of?
Anglic is the dated form of Anglian.
What part of speech is Anglic?
Anglic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Anglic?
Anglic is pronounced /ˈæŋɡlɪk/.

Words near Anglic in the dictionary

  1. angleworms
  2. Anglezarke
  3. Anglia
  4. Anglian
  5. Anglians
  6. Anglic
  7. Anglical
  8. Anglican
  9. Anglican chant
  10. Anglican Church
  11. Anglican Communion

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Anglic (page history and authors); Anglian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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