communicative competence
noun/kəˌmjuːnɪkətɪv ˈkɒmpɪtəns/
/kəˌmjuːnɪkeɪtɪv ˈkɑːmpɪtəns/
[uncountable] (linguistics)- a person’s ability to communicate information and ideas in a foreign language
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