"waystage" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1997, Gavriel Salomon, Distributed Cognitions: Psychological and Educational Considerations",
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        "A stage on the way to successfully learning something, especially a foreign language."
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        "(education) A stage on the way to successfully learning something, especially a foreign language."
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        "(education) A stage on the way to successfully learning something, especially a foreign language."
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