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Father tongue
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
separate
language for
expressing
ideas
,
as opposed to
the
vernacular
(
mother tongue
) which is
employed
for
everyday
speech.
●
The form of language
acquired
through education and
reading
,
as opposed to
the
dialect
one
grows up
speaking
;
educated
or
formal
language.
●
In Languages:
A
second language
that one
speaks
fluently.
●
The language spoken by
one's
father
, when it
differs
from that spoken by
one's
mother.
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Antonyms
Mother Tongue
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