in·ter·language | \ ˈintə(r)+ˌ- \
Definition of interlanguage
1 : language or a language for international communication
2 : a language produced by a learner of a second language that often has grammatical features not found in either the learner's native language or the language being acquired
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The first known use of interlanguage was in 1927
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