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lingua
[ ling-gwuh ]
noun
- the tongue or a part like a tongue.
lingua
/ ˈ±ôɪŋɡ·ÉÉ™ /
noun
- the technical name for tongue
- any tongue-like structure
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lingua1
Example Sentences
The talk was in Spanish, an unremarkable fact given the language has been the lingua franca on most construction sites in Southern California for decades.
Most are published in languages other than English, the lingua franca of science, and only a small fraction of them are indexed in international citation and index systems.
Even in Ghana, where the lingua franca is English, knowing how to use smartphones and apps can be a challenge for newcomers.
He spoke Yiddish — the Hasidic lingua franca — and lived in a Hasidic neighborhood.
She is supposed to be a loud-mouthed troll, which is the lingua franca of the movement, but also to remember that her role as a woman is to be accommodating, submissive and placating to men.
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