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LINGUA FRANCA noun

Definition of lingua franca (noun)

  1. a common language used by speakers of different languages
    • "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"
    • synonyms: interlanguage, koine
Source: Princeton University Wordnet
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