单词 | lingua franca |
释义 | Word Frequency lingua franca(ˈlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə) nounWord forms: plural lingua francas or linguae francae (ˈlɪŋɡwiː ˈfrænsiː) 1. a language used for communication among people of different mother tongues 2. a hybrid language containing elements from several different languages used in this way 3. any system of communication providing mutual understanding Word origin C17: Italian, literally: Frankish tongueWord Frequency Lingua Francanoun a particular lingua franca spoken from the time of the Crusades to the 18th century in the ports of the Mediterranean, based on Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Greek, and Turkish |
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