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Anglo-Saxon (aŋ′glō sak′sən)
noun
- a member of the Germanic peoples (Angles, Saxons, and Jutes) that invaded England (5th-6th cent. ) and were there at the time of the Norman Conquest
- the language of these peoples, Old English
- modern English, esp. plain, blunt language of Old English origin
- a person of English nationality or descent
adjective
- of the Anglo-Saxons or their language or culture
- of their descendants; English
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