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LANGUAGE BARRIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does language barrier mean?
• LANGUAGE BARRIER (noun)
The noun LANGUAGE BARRIER has 1 sense:
1. barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
Familiarity information: LANGUAGE BARRIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("language barrier" is a kind of...):
barrier; roadblock (any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective)
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