world language
Britishnoun
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a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English
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an artificial language for international use, such as Esperanto
Example Sentences
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He says his team at Explosive Media consists of fewer than ten people who use Lego-style graphics "because it is a world language".
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
In the United States, there is still no national standard for learning a world language, which is vastly different from how second languages are taught in some other countries.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026
Among the cuts are one-third of education department faculty and the entire world language department, although seven language teaching positions are being retained and students are being allowed to take some language courses as electives.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
Because illiteracy tends to correlate with lack of schooling and thus the inability to speak a common world language, speech technology is not available to those who need it the most.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 1, 2021
She thought of it as the preferred world language because it was nonsense to her.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
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