angloversal

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UK/ˌæŋɡləʊˈvɜːsəl/US/ˌæŋɡloʊˈvɚsəl/

noun

A nonstandard linguistic feature that is recurrent in different English varieties.

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Meanings

angloversal1

nounangloversal (plural angloversals)

plural angloversals · alternative Angloversal

  1. EnglishuncommondialectologyA nonstandard linguistic feature that is recurrent in different English varieties.

Angloversal2

nounAngloversal (plural Angloversals)

plural Angloversals

  1. Alternative letter-case form of angloversal.

Origin

From Anglo- + clipping of universal, or a blend of Anglophone (or other words with the same initial component) + universal. Coined by Christian Mair (2003) in German.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with angloversal

universalreversalrehearsalPurcelldispersalhirselmultiversaltiercel
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Cite this entry
APA

angloversal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angloversal

MLA

“angloversal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angloversal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angloversal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angloversal.

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