An|glo-French

An|glo-French
An|glo-French «ANG gloh FREHNCH», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. English and French; of or having to do with England and France together.
2. of or in the dialect called Anglo-French; Anglo-Norman.
–n.
the dialect of French introduced into England mainly by the Normans following their conquest of the country in 1066, and used to some extent even through the 1300's; Anglo-Norman; Norman-French. Abbr: AF (no periods).

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