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It means a secondary language, not a primary one.
by phaemon 5y ago
It means a secondary language, not a primary one.
- dash2 5y agoMerriam-Webster disagrees: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingua%20franca https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingua%20franca
- kzrdude 5y agoWikipedia explains the "auxiliary language" meaning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca