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American English

the English language as spoken and written in the U.S. and as distinguished esp. from British English; American

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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