auxiliary language

noun

a language, as Esperanto, Swahili, or English, used for intercommunication by speakers of various other languages.

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Nearby words

auxesis, auxetic, auxiliaries, auxiliary, auxiliary equation, auxiliary language, auxiliary note, auxiliary power unit, auxiliary rafter, auxiliary rotor, auxiliary storage

Origin of auxiliary language

First recorded in 1900–05

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