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Black English

a vernacular of English used by the African American speech community. Its formal and sociolinguistic properties have been the subject of intensive linguistic scholarship, notably by U.S. linguist William Labov (1927–  ). Also called African American Vernacular English (AAVE); Black English Vernacular (BEV); Ebonics.

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sibling

n. one of two or more children born of the same two parents (i.e., a sister or brother). Also called sib.