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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Imagine learning just enough of a second language to ask that question on national television.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 May 2025
She’s taught French and English as a second language across the U.S. since the early 2000s.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
Providing children with the cultural context around their second language can make language learning more fun.
—Julia Furlan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Using the translation tools on Zoom made Fuentes and her colleagues explore other opportunities to make translations more available in San Diego, where so many residents use English as a second language.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 May 2025
She’s taught French and English as a second language across the U.S. since the early 2000s.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025
Providing children with the cultural context around their second language can make language learning more fun.
—Julia Furlan, NPR, 5 Apr. 2025
Using the translation tools on Zoom made Fuentes and her colleagues explore other opportunities to make translations more available in San Diego, where so many residents use English as a second language.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
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 3 Jun. 2025.
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