"contact language" meaning in English

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          "text": "The main contact languages providing Western words in Arabic today are English and French.",
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        "A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community."
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        "(linguistics) A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community."
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        "(linguistics) A pidgin language."
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