Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Learning English as a second or foreign language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Initialism of East St. Louis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Initialism of English as a second language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: strictly
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noun
Initialism of English as a second language.
English as a foreign language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, uncountable
Qualifier: strictly
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Synonyms: EFL, EAL
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noun
Initialism of English as a second language.
A learner, speaker, etc. of English as a second or foreign language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable
Qualifier: strictly
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noun
Initialism of extended shelf life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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History
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