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| sec·ond lan·guage (plural sec·ond lan·guages) |
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1. language learned after first language: a language learned by somebody after the first language he or she learns at home
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2. language of secondary importance: a language in widespread use in a country, sometimes having official status
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hyphenated when used before a noun
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