"C language" meaning in English

See C language in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: C languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} C language (plural C languages)
  1. (translation studies) A language that a translator or interpreter knows passively only, i.e. from which they are able to translate or interpret into their active languages, but not the reverse. Categories (topical): Translation studies Related terms: language [passive], language combination Translations (Translations): passiivinen kieli (Finnish), C-työkieli (Finnish), langue C [feminine] (French)

Inflected forms

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