second language
noun
: a language that is learned in addition to the language a person first learned as a young child
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And third, many face individual barriers such as being physically disabled, neurodiverse or needing to learn English as a second language.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Learn a Second Language Your infant possesses the innate ability to learn a second language.
—Leslie Garisto Pfaff, Parents, 15 May 2025
But back in the day, that Delta blues was just a whole different life, a second language.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 2 May 2025
English in Singapore is increasingly seen not as a second language, but as a native language, and as a tool for identity, belonging and creativity.
—CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Learn a Second Language Your infant possesses the innate ability to learn a second language.
—Leslie Garisto Pfaff, Parents, 15 May 2025
But back in the day, that Delta blues was just a whole different life, a second language.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 2 May 2025
English in Singapore is increasingly seen not as a second language, but as a native language, and as a tool for identity, belonging and creativity.
—CNN Money, 15 June 2025
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“Second language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20language. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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