Usually means: Hybrid language from different speakers.
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  1. contact language: Merriam-Webster
  2. contact language: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. contact language: Wiktionary
  4. contact language: Dictionary.com
  5. Contact language: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. contact language: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. contact language: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (contact language)

noun:  (linguistics) A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community.
noun:  (linguistics) A pidgin language.

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