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Definition of second language noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

second language

noun
 
/ˌsekənd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
 
/ˌsekənd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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  1. a language that somebody learns to speak well and that they use for work or at school, but that is not the language they learned first
    • ESL or English as a Second Language
See second language in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee second language in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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