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lingua franca noun phr. . L17.
[Italian = Frankish tongue.]
A mixture of Italian with French, Greek, Arabic, Turkish, and Spanish, used in the Levant (now Hist.). Also, any language serving as a medium between different nations etc. whose own languages are not the same; a system of communication providing mutual understanding.
K. A. Porter Ric and Rac could not understand the words, but they knew..the lingua franca of gallantry.