second language
noun
: a language that is learned in addition to the language a person first learned as a young child
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Stock trading app The son of an Indian immigrant scientist who worked for NASA, Bhatt grew up in a household where English was a second language and money was tight.
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Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The list for the 2025-26 year includes English as a second language, mathematics, science and special education.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Benefits of working at Chipotle include: a crew bonus with the opportunity to earn an extra month’s worth of pay each year; a debt-free college degree program; and English as a second language and access to mental healthcare for employees and their families.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Interfaith Action of Central Texas was able to help Hussein with his basic needs and start him on his education path by helping him with English as a second language classes.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Martina Castellanos, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The list for the 2025-26 year includes English as a second language, mathematics, science and special education.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Benefits of working at Chipotle include: a crew bonus with the opportunity to earn an extra month’s worth of pay each year; a debt-free college degree program; and English as a second language and access to mental healthcare for employees and their families.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Interfaith Action of Central Texas was able to help Hussein with his basic needs and start him on his education path by helping him with English as a second language classes.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for second language
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“Second language.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20language. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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