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Definition of mother tongue noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mother tongue

noun
 
/ˌmʌðə ˈtʌŋ/
 
/ˌmʌðər ˈtʌŋ/
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  1. the language that you first learn to speak when you are a child synonym first language
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