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1 American  
[eng] / ɛŋ /

noun

  1. the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling and clink

ENG 2 American  
Television.

  1. electronic news gathering: a system of news reporting that uses portable television cameras to videotape pictures and sound, especially when combined with the transmission of the signal to a television station for immediate broadcast.

eng. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. engine.

  2. engineer.

  3. engineering.

  4. engraved.

  5. engraver.

  6. engraving.

Eng. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. England.

  2. English.

Eng. 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. England

  2. English

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eng. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. engineer

  2. engineering

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ENG 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. electronic news gathering: TV news obtained at the point of action by means of modern video equipment

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eng 4 British  
/ ɛŋ /

noun

  1. phonetics another name for agma

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Etymology

Origin of eng

First recorded in 1955–60; by analogy with the names of m and n; agma ( def. )

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