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Meaning of contact language | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community.
  2. A pidgin language.

Examples

“The main contact languages providing Western words in Arabic today are English and French.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

contact lens contact level contact line contact linguistics contact manifold contact metamorphism

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