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lingua franca

lingua franca

 
pronunciation:
lIng gw fraeng k
part of speech: noun
inflections: lingua francas, linguae francae
definition 1: a hybrid language made up of elements of Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish, spoken in certain Mediterranean port areas.
definition 2: any hybrid language used as a medium of communication between people who speak different languages.