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E·bon·ics
[i-bon-iks]
Pronunciation Key
ɪks|
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| African American Vernacular
English n. Abbr. AAVE Any of the nonstandard varieties of English spoken by African Americans. Also called Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics. See Usage Note at Black English. |
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Heritage® Dictionary of the English
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E·bon·ics  
(ĭ-bŏn'ĭks, ē'bŏn'-) Pronunciation
Key n. (used with a sing. verb) See African American Vernacular English. See Usage Note at Black English. [Blend of ebony and phonics.] |
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Heritage® Dictionary of the English
Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
Ebonics
"African-American vernacular English," 1975,
as title of a book by R.L. Williams, a blend
of
ebony and
phonics.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| ebonics | |
noun |
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| a nonstandard form of American English spoken by some Blacks in the United States [syn: Black English] |
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