˜yÐÄvlog

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lingua

[ ling-gwuh ]

noun

plural linguae
  1. the tongue or a part like a tongue.


lingua

/ ˈ±ôɪŋɡ·ÉÉ™ /

noun

  1. the technical name for tongue
  2. any tongue-like structure
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lingua1

1665–75; < Latin; akin to tongue
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lingua1

C17: Latin
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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.

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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.

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Even in Ghana, where the lingua franca is English, knowing how to use smartphones and apps can be a challenge for newcomers.

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He spoke Yiddish — the Hasidic lingua franca — and lived in a Hasidic neighborhood.

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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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