Definitions from Wiktionary (father tongue)
▸ noun: A separate language for expressing ideas, as opposed to the vernacular (mother tongue) which is employed for everyday speech.
▸ noun: The form of language acquired through education and reading, as opposed to the dialect one grows up speaking; educated or formal language.
▸ noun: A second language that one speaks fluently.
▸ noun: The language spoken by one's father, when it differs from that spoken by one's mother.
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▸ noun: A separate language for expressing ideas, as opposed to the vernacular (mother tongue) which is employed for everyday speech.
▸ noun: The form of language acquired through education and reading, as opposed to the dialect one grows up speaking; educated or formal language.
▸ noun: A second language that one speaks fluently.
▸ noun: The language spoken by one's father, when it differs from that spoken by one's mother.
Similar:
mother-tongue,
birth tongue,
birth-tongue,
birthtongue,
vernacular,
dialect,
first language,
vulgar,
heritage language,
natiolect,
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