Early Modern English
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noun
the English language represented in printed documents of the period starting with Caxton (1476) and ending with Dryden (1700).
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Words nearby Early Modern English
early blight, Early Christian, early closing, Early English, Early Hebrew, Early Modern English, early music, early on, early purple orchid, Early Renaissance, early saxifrage
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How to use Early Modern English in a sentence
The final -e has disappeared in pronunciation (with some exceptions occurring in Early Modern English).
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