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    AAVE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A nonstandard form of American English characteristically spoken by African Americans in the United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    AAVE; African American English; African American Vernacular English; Black English; Black English Vernacular; Black Vernacular; Black Vernacular English; Ebonics

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("AAVE" is a kind of...):

    American; American English; American language (the English language as used in the United States)

    Domain member usage:

    gangsta ((Black English) a member of a youth gang)

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