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source language

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Definition of source language

: a language which is to be translated into another language — compare target language

Examples of source language in a Sentence

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 As people mix, a new language forms, and often the origins of individual words can be traced back to one of the source languages. — Nicole Creanza, Scientific American, "How People Talk Now Holds Clues about Human Migration Centuries Ago," 4 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of source language

1953, in the meaning defined above

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