"Oldspeak" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From old + speak, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|old|speak}} old + speak, {{coin|en|George Orwell|in=1949|nocap=1}} coined by George Orwell in 1949 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Oldspeak
  1. (fiction) Synonym of Standard English Categories (topical): Fiction, Artificial languages, Languages Synonyms: Standard English [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Oldspeak-en-name-0bIztP1E Disambiguation of Artificial languages: 88 12 Disambiguation of Languages: 90 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

Noun

Forms: Oldspeaks [plural]
Etymology: From old + speak, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|old|speak}} old + speak, {{coin|en|George Orwell|in=1949|nocap=1}} coined by George Orwell in 1949 Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} Oldspeak (usually uncountable, plural Oldspeaks)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of oldspeak Tags: alt-of, uncountable, usually Alternative form of: oldspeak
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