"lang" meaning in English

See lang in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /læŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /leɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: langer [comparative], langest [superlative]
enPR: lăng [General-American], lāng [General-American] Rhymes: -æŋ, -eɪŋ 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/ [Received-Pronunciation], /leɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: langs [plural]
enPR: lăng [General-American], lāng [General-American] Rhymes: -æŋ, -eɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} lang (plural langs)
  1. Abbreviation of language Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: language Derived forms: artlang, conlang, engelang, jokelang, loglang, memelang
    Sense id: en-lang-en-noun-wb6MkBAt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for lang meaning in English (2.8kB)

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "langs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "lang (plural langs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "language"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "artlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "conlang"
        },
        {
          "word": "engelang"
        },
        {
          "word": "jokelang"
        },
        {
          "word": "loglang"
        },
        {
          "word": "memelang"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of language"
      ],
      "id": "en-lang-en-noun-wb6MkBAt",
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/læŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪŋ"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lăng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lāng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "langer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "langest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Northumbrian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "lang may yer lum reek"
        },
        {
          "word": "lang syne"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "long"
      ],
      "id": "en-lang-en-adj-~GbwIcZ9",
      "links": [
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete outside Northumbria) long"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "outside-Northumbria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/læŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪŋ"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lăng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lāng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}
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    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪŋ/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ/1 syllable",
    "Sino-Vietnamese words"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "artlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "conlang"
    },
    {
      "word": "engelang"
    },
    {
      "word": "jokelang"
    },
    {
      "word": "loglang"
    },
    {
      "word": "memelang"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "langs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "expansion": "lang (plural langs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "language"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Abbreviation of language"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "language",
          "language#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/læŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪŋ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lăng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lāng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}

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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪŋ/1 syllable",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ",
    "Rhymes:English/æŋ/1 syllable",
    "Sino-Vietnamese words"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lang may yer lum reek"
    },
    {
      "word": "lang syne"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "langer",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "langest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "lang (comparative langer, superlative langest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "Northumbrian English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "long"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "long",
          "long"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete outside Northumbria) long"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "outside-Northumbria"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/læŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/leɪŋ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æŋ"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪŋ"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lăng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "lāng",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "lang"
}

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