modern language

noun

A human language which is living or recently extinct.

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Meanings

nounmodern language (plural modern languages)

plural modern languages

  1. A human language which is living or recently extinct.
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APA

modern language. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20language

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“modern language.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20language. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modern language,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modern%20language.

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