[usuallysing.] (technical) a shared language of communication used by people whose main languages are different:
English has become a lingua franca in many parts of the world.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is lingua franca a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, lingua franca is tagged as noun.
Does lingua franca appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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