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phaemon
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It means a secondary language, not a primary one.
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dash2
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Merriam-Webster disagrees:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lingua%20franca
kzrdude
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Wikipedia explains the "auxiliary language" meaning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingua_franca
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