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language continuum

language continuum noun: a situation where two or more languages in the same geographic region merge together without a definable boundary.

Noun

language continuum (plural language continua)

  1. A situation where two or more languages in the same geographic region merge together without a definable boundary.

Forms of language continuum

plurallanguage continua

Questions about language continuum

What does language continuum mean?
Language continuum means a situation where two or more languages in the same geographic region merge together without a definable boundary.
What part of speech is language continuum?
Language continuum is a noun.
What is the plural of language continuum?
The plural of language continuum is language continua.

Words near language continuum in the dictionary

  1. language code
  2. language codes
  3. language contact
  4. language contacts
  5. language continua
  6. language continuum
  7. language cops
  8. language death
  9. language deaths
  10. language delay
  11. language delays

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