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American English
noun
: the English language used in the U.S.
Full Definition of AMERICAN ENGLISH
: the English language as spoken in the United States —used especially with the implication that it is clearly distinguishable from British English yet not so divergent as to be a separate language
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First Known Use of AMERICAN ENGLISH
1805
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