interlanguage

Noun

Meaning

a common language used by speakers of different languages

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

koine lingua franca jargon bilingualism artificial language interlingua Idiom Neutral cross-cultural common language auxiliary language cross-disciplinary constructed language talkee-talkee acrolect contact language

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Hypernyms

language linguistic communication

Related terms

interlinguist

Examples

It took me a long time to realize that you have to have a bit of an interlanguage with actors. You have to give them something that they can act with. James Cameron (director)

Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

interlaminated interlamination interlandmark interlap interlapse interlard