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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name
Synonym of Standard English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
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Synonyms: Standard English
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Standard English, not newspeak
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of oldspeak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable, usually
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History
From old + speak, coined by George Orwell in 1949 in his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
From Oldspeak, coined by George Orwell in 1949. Equivalent to old + speak.
