Auxiliary language
a language, as Esperanto, Swahili, or English, used for intercommunication by speakers of various other languages.
Historical Examples
It sins against the cardinal principle that an auxiliary language shall inflict no damage upon any natural one.
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It would be the same with the official recognition by a group of powerful nations of an auxiliary language.
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The universal ability to use an auxiliary language on occasion rounds off and completes the levelling process.
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