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Welcome to the '''English''' learning page!
Welcome to the '''English''' learning page!
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*'''Other names for "English"''': <code>Anglais, Inglés, Anglisy, Ingliz, Engels, Kiingereza</code>
*'''Other names for "English"''': <code>Anglais, Inglés, Anglisy, Ingliz, Engels, Kiingereza</code>


*'''The English language is spoken in''': <code>United Kingdom</code>


==Best English Online Dictionaries==
==Best English Dictionaries==


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*Source: https://www.refseek.com/directory/dictionaries.html
*Source: https://www.refseek.com/directory/dictionaries.html
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.lexico.com/ Lexico] (<span class="x">Oxford Compact</span>): English dictionary
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/ Oxford] (<span class="x">Advanced Learners</span>): English dictionary &amp; [https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/ American English]
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.macmillandictionary.com/ Macmillan]: English dictionary
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://chambers.co.uk/ Chambers]: English dictionary
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.collinsdictionary.com/ Collins]: English dictionary
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://dictionary.cambridge.org/ Cambridge] <span class="x">(advanced learner's dictionary)</span>
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.ldoceonline.com Longman]: English dictionary
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.merriam-webster.com/ Merriam-Webster] (American) meaning , etymology, pronunciation <span class="k">(+ audio)</span> &amp; thesaurus
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.learnersdictionary.com/ Learner's dictionary]
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/index.php Visual dictionary] by topics
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://ahdictionary.com/ American heritage]: dictionary
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://1828.mshaffer.com American Dictionary of the English Language] by Noah Webster, 1828 edition
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.global-language.com/century/ The Century Dictionary] (American, 1881) dictionary &amp; encyclopedia: 500 000 meanings
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.etymonline.com/ Etymonline]: etymological dictionary
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://wordinfo.info/ Word info]: etymology of English words derived from Latin and Greek words
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.thesaurus.com/ Roget's Thesaurus]: synonyms &amp; broaders
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://hyperdic.net/en/doc/wordnet Hyperdic]: synonyms &amp; broaders, meanings
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.dictionary.com/ Dictionary.com]: American dictionaries: ''Random House'', ''American Heritage''…
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.wordnik.com/ Wordnik]: American dictionaries: ''American Heritage, Century''… &amp; etymology, examples
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.encyclopedia.com Encyclopedia.com]: articles from American encyclopedias
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://archive.org/details/easier_english_basic_dictionary_pre-int?view=theater Easier English], <span class="x">basic dictionary</span> (2009)
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=8N4UReTJYhUC&printsec=frontcover Dictionary of synonyms &amp; antonyms], Merriam-Webster (1984)
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.academia.edu/37359042 Encyclopedia of word and phrase origins] by Robert Hendrickson (2008)
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofengl030645mbp?view=theater Dictionary of English pronunciation], <span class="x">with American variants</span>, by Harold Palmer, James Victor Martin, Francis Blandford (1926)
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://archive.org/details/cu31924027444284?view=theater Phonetic dictionary of the English language] by Hermann Michaelis &amp; Daniel Jones (1913)
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.rhymedesk.com/ Rhyme Desk]: dictionary of rhymes
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.rhymedesk.com/phonemes Phonetic word search] with the International Phonetic Alphabet (<span class="km">Ipa</span>)
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.rhymezone.com/ RhymeZone]: dictionary of rhymes
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.rhymer.com/ Rhymer]: dictionary of rhymes
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://twitter.com/OED Oxford English Dictionary]: <span class="x">The word of the day</span> <span class="np">(Twitter)</span>
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day Merriam Webster]: <span class="x">The word of the day</span>
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.unscramblerer.com/word-of-the-day/ Word of the Day]: <span class="x">Dictionary for word games.</span>
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://myfirstdictionary.blogspot.com/ My first dictionary] (humour)
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.zompist.com/indianwd.html English words of Indian origin] (Amerindian)
*Source: https://www.lexilogos.com/english/dictionary.htm


==Free English Lessons==
==Free English Lessons==
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== Last Lessons ==
[[Language/English/Culture/Zimbabwe-Timeline|Zimbabwe Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Zambia-Timeline|Zambia Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/United-Kingdom-Timeline|United Kingdom Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Uganda-Timeline|Uganda Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/US-Virgin-Islands-Timeline|US Virgin Islands Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/US-Outlying-Islands-Timeline|US Outlying Islands Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Turks-and-Caicos-Islands-Timeline|Turks and Caicos Islands Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Tristan-da-Cunha-Timeline|Tristan da Cunha Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Trinidad-and-Tobago-Timeline|Trinidad and Tobago Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Tokelau-Timeline|Tokelau Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/St-Vincent-and-Grenadines-Timeline|St Vincent and Grenadines Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Best-1000-Things-to-Do-in-Paris|Best 1000 Things to Do in Paris]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Top-1000-Trip-Ideas|Top 1000 Trip Ideas]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Top-1000-Gift-Ideas|Top 1000 Gift Ideas]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Top-1000-Small-Business-Ideas|Top 1000 Small Business Ideas]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Top-1000-Spiritual-quotes|Top 1000 Spiritual quotes]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Tonga-Timeline|Tonga Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Grammar/Difference-between-Mood-Tense-Voice|Difference between Mood Tense Voice]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Phrasal-Verbs-and-their-Equivalent|Phrasal Verbs and their Equivalent]] — [[Language/English/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Difference-between-ROBBER,-BURGLAR,-MUGGER-and-THIEF|Difference between ROBBER, BURGLAR, MUGGER and THIEF]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Differences-between-'To-marry'-and-'to-get-married'|Differences between 'To marry' and 'to get married']] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Useful-English-Idioms|Useful English Idioms]] — [[Language/English/Culture/St-Kitts-and-Nevis-Timeline|St Kitts and Nevis Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/St-Helena-Timeline|St Helena Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Difference-between-verbs-See-Watch-Look|Difference between verbs See Watch Look]] — [[Language/English/Culture/South-Georgia-South-Sandwich-Islands-Timeline|South Georgia South Sandwich Islands Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Puerto-Rico-Timeline|Puerto Rico Timeline]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Heard-McDonald-Islands|Heard McDonald Islands]] — [[Language/English/Culture/Guernsey-Timeline|Guernsey Timeline]]
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 13 September 2023

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Facts about English[edit | edit source]

  • Language code (ISO 639-3): eng
  • Autonyms (how to write "English" in English): English
  • Other names for "English": Anglais, Inglés, Anglisy, Ingliz, Engels, Kiingereza


Best English Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

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Lexico (Oxford Compact): English dictionary

Oxford (Advanced Learners): English dictionary & American English

Macmillan: English dictionary

Chambers: English dictionary

Collins: English dictionary

Cambridge (advanced learner's dictionary)

Longman: English dictionary

Merriam-Webster (American) meaning , etymology, pronunciation (+ audio) & thesaurus

Learner's dictionary

Visual dictionary by topics

American heritage: dictionary

American Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster, 1828 edition

The Century Dictionary (American, 1881) dictionary & encyclopedia: 500 000 meanings

Etymonline: etymological dictionary

Word info: etymology of English words derived from Latin and Greek words

Roget's Thesaurus: synonyms & broaders

Hyperdic: synonyms & broaders, meanings

Dictionary.com: American dictionaries: Random House, American Heritage

Wordnik: American dictionaries: American Heritage, Century… & etymology, examples

Encyclopedia.com: articles from American encyclopedias

Easier English, basic dictionary (2009)

Dictionary of synonyms & antonyms, Merriam-Webster (1984)

Encyclopedia of word and phrase origins by Robert Hendrickson (2008)

Dictionary of English pronunciation, with American variants, by Harold Palmer, James Victor Martin, Francis Blandford (1926)

Phonetic dictionary of the English language by Hermann Michaelis & Daniel Jones (1913)

Rhyme Desk: dictionary of rhymes

Phonetic word search with the International Phonetic Alphabet (Ipa)

RhymeZone: dictionary of rhymes

Rhymer: dictionary of rhymes

Oxford English Dictionary: The word of the day (Twitter)

Merriam Webster: The word of the day

Word of the Day: Dictionary for word games.

My first dictionary (humour)

English words of Indian origin (Amerindian)

Free English Lessons[edit | edit source]

Language Exchange[edit | edit source]

Forum[edit | edit source]

Tools[edit | edit source]

Marketplace[edit | edit source]

Last Lessons[edit | edit source]

Zimbabwe TimelineZambia TimelineUnited Kingdom TimelineUganda TimelineUS Virgin Islands TimelineUS Outlying Islands TimelineTurks and Caicos Islands TimelineTristan da Cunha TimelineTrinidad and Tobago TimelineTokelau TimelineSt Vincent and Grenadines TimelineBest 1000 Things to Do in ParisTop 1000 Trip IdeasTop 1000 Gift IdeasTop 1000 Small Business IdeasTop 1000 Spiritual quotesTonga TimelineDifference between Mood Tense VoicePhrasal Verbs and their EquivalentFuture TenseDifference between ROBBER, BURGLAR, MUGGER and THIEFDifferences between 'To marry' and 'to get married'Useful English IdiomsSt Kitts and Nevis TimelineSt Helena TimelineDifference between verbs See Watch LookSouth Georgia South Sandwich Islands TimelinePuerto Rico TimelineHeard McDonald IslandsGuernsey Timeline