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| Sax·on [ sáks'n ] (plural Sax·ons) |
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1. member of ancient Germanic people: a member of a West Germanic people who started to spread west during Roman times, establishing powerful kingdoms with the Angles in southern Britain in the 7th century ad
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2. language of ancient Saxons: the group of West Germanic dialects spoken by the ancient Saxons
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3. somebody from Saxony: somebody who comes from Saxony
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| [12th century. Via French< Latin Saxones "Saxons" < Germanic] |
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  Sax·on adjective |
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