langue franche

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French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Etymology

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Calque of Latin lingua franca.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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langue franche f (plural langues franches)

  1. lingua franca (common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another)
    Synonym: langue véhiculaire

See also

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