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- noun linguistics Any
language having elements that are responsible forchange in neighbouring languages
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This, however, reflects several things irrelevant to the present discussion, including the structure of the Korean numeral system, an idiomatic superlative, a special phonetic situation, possibly a Japanese adstratum, plus mild treachery on the part of G. I.'s.
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