Anglic

American  

[ang-glik] / ˈæŋ glɪk /

noun

1. the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.

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adjective

1. Anglian.

Etymology

Origin of Anglic

1865–70; < Medieval Latin Anglicus English, equivalent to Late Latin Angl ( us ) Angle, Germanic-speaking inhabitant of Britain ( Latin Angliī a continental tribe mentioned by Tacitus; cf. Angle) + -icus -ic