English as a second language
/ˈɪŋ·glɪʃ æz ə ˈsek·ənd ˈlæŋ·gwɪdʒ/, /-lɪʃ/ n [U] (abbreviation ESL)Definition
› English as taught to people whose main language is not English and who live in a country where English is an official or main language
(Definition of English as a second language n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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