second language
noun
: a language that is learned in addition to the language a person first learned as a young child
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Krebs hammers home the notion that, like playing an instrument or speaking a second language, survival skills must be practiced to remain sharp.
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
Weinstein, for example, learned Chinese while studying abroad in Taiwan, then taught English as a second language to seventh-graders there after graduating from the University of Chicago.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
The Taxpayer Advocate Service also directs lower-income taxpayers and people who speak English as a second language to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics, which are separate from the IRS and offer free or low-cost help with tax disputes.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
So what’s the best way to teach young kids a second language?
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026
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Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2026
Weinstein, for example, learned Chinese while studying abroad in Taiwan, then taught English as a second language to seventh-graders there after graduating from the University of Chicago.
—Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
The Taxpayer Advocate Service also directs lower-income taxpayers and people who speak English as a second language to Low Income Taxpayer Clinics, which are separate from the IRS and offer free or low-cost help with tax disputes.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
So what’s the best way to teach young kids a second language?
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for second language
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“Second language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20language. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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