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Meaning of lingua franca in English

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  1. Noun

    lingua franca

    Definitions

    1. a 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 »

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