Noun: interlanguage 'in-tu(r),lang-gwij
- A common language used by speakers of different languages
"Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the interlanguage of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times";
- lingua franca, koine
Derived forms: interlanguages
Type of: language, linguistic communication
Encyclopedia: Interlanguage