"AB language" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Coined in 1929 by J. R. R. Tolkien, from the first letters of Ancrene Wisse and Bodleian Library. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=AB language}} AB language (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) A variety of Middle English found in the Corpus manuscript and characterized by French and Norse loanwords, colloquial expressions, conservative spelling, and similarities to Old English syntax. Wikipedia link: AB language, Ancrene Wisse, J. R. R. Tolkien Tags: uncountable
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