"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

Inflected forms

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