Sabir

From Fresh Dictionary

See also: Sabir.

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

From Sabir.

Pronunciation

IPA: /sə'bɪə/

Noun

Singular sabir

Plural sabirs

1. a lingua franca

   • 1985: My Greek is not the tongue of Homer or Aeschylus but a sloppy ungrammatical sabir lacking Attic salt and tending to a saccharinity which sets my teeth on edge. — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

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