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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Family and friends at the time remembered Htoo as an intelligent student who was fluent in English, his second language.
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
There are many benefits to learning a second language in early childhood.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 July 2024
At times, basketball can feel like a second language.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
His son, Mohamad Dahir, is the owner of the store and said that his father's comments were inappropriate and were due to English being his second language.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
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Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
There are many benefits to learning a second language in early childhood.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 July 2024
At times, basketball can feel like a second language.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2024
His son, Mohamad Dahir, is the owner of the store and said that his father's comments were inappropriate and were due to English being his second language.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for second language
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“Second language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20language. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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