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Lingua franca
Meaning
Noun
●
A common language used by people of
diverse
backgrounds
to
communicate
with
one another
, often a
basic form
of
speech
with
simplified
grammar
,
particularly
, one not the
first language
of any of its speakers.
Name
●
Sabir, the Italian-based
pidgin
that
served
as a common language of Mediterranean
trade
around the 11th-19th centuries.
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Wiktionary
Origin
lingua franca
English
lingua franca
Italian
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Koine
Link Language
Antonyms
Vernacular
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