ANGLE


Meaning of ANGLE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' a ŋ -g ə l

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin Angli, plural, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Engle Angles

Date: before 12th century

: a member of a Germanic people that invaded England along with the Saxons and Jutes in the fifth century A.D. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon peoples

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.