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eng

eng

1 9.8
A short form of the word English for the language or school subject
  • noun
: inglés
  • I will study for my eng exam tomorrow during the afternoon.

Examples

  • The data from X & S show that this does not have to be the case and offers an opportunity to encourage/recruit students who may not, for various cultural reasons, have envisioned a career in science/eng.

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  • In high school, I enjoyed my eng classes more than any other subject.

  • We read several classic novels in our eng literature course this semester.

Synonyms

English
vseng
345 1.0

Relating to the English language or how people use it

is the shortened written form used as a subject label
Eng
vseng
  • Jargon
1 6.9

Used before a noun to show something is about the English language

is the same abbreviation but not limited to pre-noun placement

Surface Forms

eng singular
engs plural

Etymology

Eng is also short for English, a name that comes from the people called the Angles, so English once meant the 'language of the Angles'. So when you see eng on a schedule or in school, it stands for the English language or the subject.