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Word: Lingua_franca
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Italian, literally ‘Frankish tongue’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfraŋkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
Short Definition:language that is adopted as common language between speakers whose native languages are different
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