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african-american vernacular english

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
african-amer-i-can ver-nac-u-lar english
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.

name

Alternative form of African-American Vernacular English.

Inflected Forms

African American Vernacular English (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

AAE

Synonyms

African-American English Afro-American Vernacular English AAVE Black English BE Black English Vernacular BEV Ebonics jive

Questions

What does african-american vernacular english mean?
A variation of Modern English spoken predominantly by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States.

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