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ESL noun
/ˌiː.esˈel/ n [U] Definition
abbreviation for English as a Second Language: the teaching of English to speakers of other languages who live in a country where English is an official or important language
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(Definition of ESL noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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