Anglophone-like
|Ang-lo-phone-like|
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/ˈæŋɡləˌfoʊnˌlaɪk/
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/ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊnˌlaɪk/
(Anglophone)
English-speaking
Etymology
'Anglophone-like' originates from English compounds: 'Anglophone' + the suffix '-like'. 'Anglophone' itself comes from the combining form 'Anglo-' (referring to English/England) and Greek 'phōnē' meaning 'voice' or 'sound'. The suffix '-like' comes from Old English 'līc' meaning 'body; having the form of'.
'Anglophone' was formed in modern English by combining 'Anglo-' (from Latin/Old French referring to the Angles/England) and Greek-derived '-phone' (from 'phōnē'). The adjectival suffix '-like' developed from Old English 'līc' to Middle English 'liche'/'like' and into modern '-like', and combining them produced the compound 'Anglophone-like'.
Initially, 'Anglophone' meant 'an English-speaking person' and '-like' meant 'having the form or nature of'. Combined, the modern compound came to mean 'resembling or characteristic of English-speaking people or their language/culture'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
resembling or characteristic of an Anglophone (an English-speaking person) in accent, vocabulary, behavior, or cultural mannerisms.
Her pronunciation is surprisingly Anglophone-like despite growing up in a bilingual home.
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Adjective 2
having features typical of Anglophone English (e.g., idioms, syntax, register) rather than local or non-Anglophone varieties.
The email used several Anglophone-like idioms that sounded native to a US audience.
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Last updated: 2025/10/29 19:32