 lingua_franca |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a common language used by speakers of different languages | |
| Synonyms: | interlingua koine 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" |
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| Related terms: | language natural_language | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a common language used by speakers of different languages | |
| Synonyms: | koine | |
| Related terms: | interlanguage | |
