| 1. | the language in which a text appears that is to be translated into another language. Compare target language (def. 1). |
| 2. | a language, usually the learner's native language, that is a source of interference in learning another language. Compare target language (def. 2). |

| source language n. The language from which a translation is to be made or from which a word is borrowed. |
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