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Definition of code-switching noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

code-switching

noun

/ˈkəʊd swɪtʃɪŋ/

/ˈkəʊd swɪtʃɪŋ/

[uncountable] (linguistics)

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the practice of changing between languages when you are speaking

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