Meanings
nounétat de langue (plural état de langues)
plural état de langues
- human sciencesa form of a language at any given time, seen synchronically
Origin
- Frenchétat de langue“state of language”
- Englishétat de langue
Borrowed from French état de langue (“state of language”).
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APA
état de langue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9tat%20de%20langue
MLA
“état de langue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9tat%20de%20langue. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “état de langue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9tat%20de%20langue.
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