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code switching

code switching is the alternative form of code-switching.

code switching is the present participle and gerund of code switch.

Meaning of code-switching

Noun

code-switching (countable and uncountable, plural code-switchings)

  1. The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties.
    • As with many bilingual families, it was normal to observe frequent code-switching at our dinner table.
    Synonyms:
    code-mixing

Forms of code switching

pluralcode switchings

Questions about code switching

What is code switching the alternative form of?
Code switching is the alternative form of code-switching.

Words near code switching in the dictionary

  1. code smells
  2. code style
  3. code styles
  4. code switch
  5. code switched
  6. code switching
  7. code switchings
  8. code talker
  9. code talkers
  10. code unit
  11. code units

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Adapted from Wiktionary: code switching (page history and authors); code-switching (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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