"plain English" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} plain English (uncountable)
  1. English that does not use any jargon or technical or scientific terminology; simple or easily comprehensible words or language. Tags: uncountable Translations (English that does not use any jargon): 通俗英語 (Chinese Mandarin), 通俗英语 (tōngsú yīngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), selkokieli (note: not specifically English) (Finnish), langage clair (note: not specifically English) (French), linguaggio chiaro (note: not specifically English) (Italian), простой английский (prostoj anglijskij) (Russian)

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