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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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