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lingua franca > noun, communication
MeaningA common language used by speakers of different languages.
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"
Synonymsinterlanguage, koine
Broaderlanguage, linguistic communication

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