"lang" meaning in English

See lang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /læŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav Forms: langer [comparative], langest [superlative]
enPR: lăng [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm-nor|lang||long|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Northern Middle English lang (“long”), {{inh+|en|enm-nor|lang|t=long}} Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)
  1. (obsolete outside Northumbria) long Tags: obsolete, outside-Northumbria Derived forms: lang may yer lum reek, lang syne
    Sense id: en-lang-en-adj-~GbwIcZ9 Categories (other): Northumbrian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /læŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav Forms: langs [plural]
enPR: lăng [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} lang (plural langs)
  1. Abbreviation of language Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: language
    Sense id: en-lang-en-noun-wb6MkBAt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Derived forms: artlang, auxlang, conlang, engelang, jokelang, loglang, memelang, natlang, protolang, romlang, speedlang, worldlang
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "language"
        }
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          "_dis": "15 85",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "artlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "auxlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "conlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "engelang"
        },
        {
          "word": "jokelang"
        },
        {
          "word": "loglang"
        },
        {
          "word": "memelang"
        },
        {
          "word": "natlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "protolang"
        },
        {
          "word": "romlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "speedlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "worldlang"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of language"
      ],
      "id": "en-lang-en-noun-wb6MkBAt",
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "lăng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/læŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}

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      },
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    {
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
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        "ts": ""
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "langer",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "langest",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "lang may yer lum reek"
        },
        {
          "word": "lang syne"
        }
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        "long"
      ],
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        [
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      ],
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        "General-American",
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    },
    {
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        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    }
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}
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    },
    {
      "word": "auxlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "conlang"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "jokelang"
    },
    {
      "word": "loglang"
    },
    {
      "word": "memelang"
    },
    {
      "word": "natlang"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "speedlang"
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        }
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      "tags": [
        "General-American",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/læŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
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}

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    {
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "langer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
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  ],
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        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ]
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      ],
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        "outside-Northumbria"
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        "General-American",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}

Download raw JSONL data for lang meaning in English (3.7kB)

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