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SaxonMain Entry: Sax·on Pronunciation: \ˈsak-sən\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin Saxones Saxons, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English Seaxan Saxons Date: 13th century 1 a (1) : a member of a Germanic people that entered and conquered England with the Angles and Jutes in the fifth century a.d. and merged with them to form the Anglo-Saxon people (2) : an Englishman or lowlander as distinguished from a Welshman, Irishman, or Highlander b : a native or inhabitant of Saxony — Saxon adjective
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