Meanings
proper noun
- The English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550.
Synonyms: New English
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proper nounThe English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550.
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APA
Modern English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20English
MLA
“Modern English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20English. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Modern English,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Modern%20English.
Source: Modern English on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.