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target language

target language noun: the language a learner is attempting to acquire.

Noun

target language (plural target languages)

  1. (applied linguistics) The language a learner is attempting to acquire.
  2. The language into which a translation is done.
  3. The machine language into which source code is to be compiled.

target language meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Malay

target language in Tamil

இலக்கு மொழி

target language in Kannada

ಈಡುನುಡಿ

target language in Malay

language into which a translation is done
bahasa sasaran

Antonyms of target language

Forms of target language

pluraltarget languages

Words formed from target language

Questions about target language

What does target language mean?
Target language means the language a learner is attempting to acquire.
What is target language in Tamil?
Target language in Tamil is இலக்கு மொழி. See Target language meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is target language?
Target language is a noun.
What is the plural of target language?
The plural of target language is target languages.

Words near target language in the dictionary

  1. target for tonight
  2. target girl
  3. target girls
  4. target group
  5. target groups
  6. target language
  7. target languages
  8. target letter
  9. target letters
  10. target man
  11. target market

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: target language (page history and authors); target language (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); target language (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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