"mixed language" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mixed languages [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mixed language (plural mixed languages)
  1. A language formed by combining two languages, keeping elements of the grammar of both. Categories (topical): Language Related terms: creole, Métis, Michif, pidgin Translations (mixture of two languages): llengua mixta [feminine] (Catalan), Mischsprache [feminine] (German), blandspråk [neuter] (Swedish)

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