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ebonic

ebonic is the alternative form of Ebonic.

Adjective capitalized: Ebonic

Ebonic (not comparable)

  1. Employing or pertaining to Ebonics.
    • Still, denial persists regarding the existence and sociolinguistic vitality of Ebonic language varieties.1994, Steven Gregory, Roger Sanjek, Race
    • […] so that ebonic speakers use a morphology akin to the grammatical structure of the Niger-Kordofanian family.1998, Vincent D'Oyley, Carl James, Re/visioning

Forms of ebonic

comparativemore ebonic
superlativemost ebonic

Questions about ebonic

What does ebonic mean?
Ebonic means employing or pertaining to Ebonics.
What is ebonic the alternative form of?
Ebonic is the alternative form of Ebonic.
What part of speech is ebonic?
Ebonic is an adjective.

Words near ebonic in the dictionary

  1. Ebola virus disease
  2. Ebola Zaire
  3. ebolavirus
  4. ebolaviruses
  5. ebon
  6. ebonic
  7. ebonical
  8. ebonically
  9. ebonics
  10. ebonies
  11. ebonification

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