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West Saxon
noun
Definition of WEST SAXON
1
: a member or a descendant of the Saxons who occupied England largely south of the Thames, west of the Downs, and east of Dartmoor
2
: a dialect of Old English used as the chief literary dialect in England before the Norman Conquest
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First Known Use of WEST SAXON
14th century
Rhymes with WEST SAXON
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