Modern English

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Modern English

proper noun

The English language spoken since the Great Vowel Shift, completed in roughly 1550.
Similar: New English

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"Modern English." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/modern%20english. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Modern English. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/modern%20english

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"Modern English." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/modern%20english.

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@misc{modern_english_2026,
  title = {Modern English},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/modern%20english},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}