"foreign tongue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreign tongues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreign tongue (plural foreign tongues)
  1. Any language not native to particular person or place.
    Sense id: en-foreign_tongue-en-noun-xckY7Wg~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "source": "w"
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        },
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        "Any language not native to particular person or place."
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any language not native to particular person or place."
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        ]
      ]
    }
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}

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