Толковый словарь английского языка - lingua franca
Lingua franca
lingua franca
noun (plural ~s or linguae francae) Etymology: Italian, literally, Frankish language Date: 1619 a common language consisting of Italian mixed with French, Spanish, Greek, and Arabic that was formerly spoken in Mediterranean ports, any of various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of diverse speech, something resembling a common language
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n. (pl. lingua francas) 1 a language adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. 2 a system for mutual understanding. 3 hist. a mixture of Italian with French, Greek, Arabic, and Spanish, used in the Levant. Etymology: It., = Frankish tongue ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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