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language death

language death noun: the death of a language, when a language loses its last native speaker.

Noun

language death (plural language deaths)

  1. The death of a language, when a language loses its last native speaker
    Synonyms:
    linguicide

Synonyms of language death

Forms of language death

plurallanguage deaths

Questions about language death

What does language death mean?
Language death means the death of a language, when a language loses its last native speaker.
What part of speech is language death?
Language death is a noun.
What is the plural of language death?
The plural of language death is language deaths.

Words near language death in the dictionary

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

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