Definitions for second language
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
sec′ond lan′guage(n.)
a language learned by a person after his or her native language, esp. as a resident of an area where it is in general use.
Category: Language/Linguistics
a language widely used, esp. in trade, government, and education, in a region where all or most of its speakers are nonnative.
Category: Language/Linguistics
Wiktionary
second language(Noun)
A language that is spoken by someone but is not their mother tongue.
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