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English since about 1500. Also called New English.
Modern English
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(Linguistics / Languages) the English language since about 1450, esp any of the standard forms developed from the S East Midland dialect of Middle English See also English, Middle English, Old English
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Noun1.Modern English - English since about 1450Modern English - English since about 1450            
English, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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