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second language
noun
- a language learned by a person after their native language, especially as a resident of an area where their new language is in general use.
- a language widely used, especially in educational and governmental functions in a region where all or most of its speakers are nonnative, as English in India or Nigeria.
second language
noun
- a language other than the mother tongue that a person or community uses for public communication, esp in trade, higher education, and administration
- a non-native language officially recognized and adopted in a multilingual country as a means of public communication
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Word History and Origins
Origin of second language1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
It turned out they did not, but were part of an English-as-a-Second-Language class that came to the bookstore every week.
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