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third language acquisition

third language acquisition noun: the process of individuals who are already multilingual learning additional languages.

Noun

third language acquisition (uncountable)

  1. The process of individuals who are already multilingual learning additional languages.

Questions about third language acquisition

What does third language acquisition mean?
Third language acquisition means the process of individuals who are already multilingual learning additional languages.
What part of speech is third language acquisition?
Third language acquisition is a noun.

Words near third language acquisition in the dictionary

  1. Third Heaven
  2. Third Intermediate Period
  3. third inversion
  4. third inversions
  5. third island chain
  6. third language acquisition
  7. third last
  8. Third Law of Robotics
  9. third leg
  10. third legs
  11. third lieutenant

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