(~s)
The ~ is the language or dialect that is most widely spoken by ordinary people in a region or country.
...books or plays written in the ~...
N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
(~s)
The ~ is the language or dialect that is most widely spoken by ordinary people in a region or country.
...books or plays written in the ~...
N-COUNT: usu the N in sing
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012