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Definition of communicative competence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

communicative competence

noun

/kəˌmjuːnɪkətɪv ˈkɒmpɪtəns/

/kəˌmjuːnɪkeɪtɪv ˈkɑːmpɪtəns/

[uncountable] (linguistics)

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a person’s ability to communicate information and ideas in a foreign language

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