Ebonics
or e·bon·ics
[ ih-bon-iks ]
/ ɪˈbɒn ɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
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Words nearby Ebonics
E-boat, Ebola, Ebola virus, Ebola virus disease, ebon, Ebonics, ebonist, ebonite, ebonize, Ebonji, ebony
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How to use Ebonics in a sentence
This track is so confusing and multi-layered, it would take a team of Mensa members with Ph.D.s in Ebonics to decode.
British Dictionary definitions for Ebonics
ebonics
/ (ɪˈbɒnɪks) /
noun
(functioning as singular) US another name for African-American Vernacular English
Word Origin for ebonics
C20: from ebony + phonics
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