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first languages

first languages is the plural of first language.

Meaning of first language

Noun

first language (plural first languages)

  1. The first language one is taught to speak; one's native language.
    • She was born and raised in France, although her first language is Portuguese because her parents are from Brazil.
  2. The language one feels most comfortable and capable with.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first, language.

Questions about first languages

What is first languages the plural of?
First languages is the plural of first language.

Words near first languages in the dictionary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: first languages (page history and authors); first language (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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