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Definition of
target language noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
target language
noun
noun
(
linguistics
)
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1
(
also
object language
)
a language into which a text is being translated
2
a foreign language that someone is learning
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target language
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target
noun
target
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target language
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target man
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tariff
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