interlingua
1. [ noun ] (linguistics) a common language used by speakers of different languages
Synonyms: koine lingua_franca interlanguage
Examples:

"Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"

Related terms: language natural_language lingua_franca
2. [ noun ] (linguistics) an artificial language proposed for use as an auxiliary international language; based on words common to English and the Romance language
Related terms: artificial_language
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