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lingua franca

[frang-kuh] / ˈfræŋ kə /






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Luxe-maxxing influencers drink all this up, of course, as the lingua franca of social media influence is often wealth culture FOMO.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Lego’s effectiveness as a visual lingua franca must be both a point of pride for The Lego Group and, at times, its bane.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2026

His Russian has improved in prison, where it is a lingua franca among the inmates.

From Barron's Jan. 30, 2026

It’s the kind of zippy, immersive crime thriller that reminds you of the international lingua franca that Scorsese all but invented with “Goodfellas.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2025

Except that English is its chief lingua franca and Newspeak its official language, it is not centralized in any way.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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