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Definitions for: Lingua Franca
[n] 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"
Webster (1913) Definition: Lin"gua Fran"ca (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a]
fr[a^][ng]"k[.a]). [It., prop., language of the Franks.]
The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the
languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.
Lin"gua Fran"ca
Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a
common or commercial tongue among peoples of different
speech.
Synonyms: interlanguage, koine
See Also: language, linguistic communication
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