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- pronunciation:
- lIng
gw
fraeng
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noun |
| inflections: |
lingua francas, linguae francae |
| definition 1: |
a hybrid language made up of elements of Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish, spoken in certain Mediterranean port areas.
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| definition 2: |
any hybrid language used as a medium of communication between people who speak different languages.
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| related words: |
dialect |
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