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Definition of
second language acquisition noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
second language acquisition
noun
noun
[
uncountable
]
(
abbreviation
SLA
)
(
linguistics
)
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the learning of a second language
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second language acquisition
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second language acquisition
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