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umbrella language
Language form that serves as a standard language in a country above other dialects
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Umbrella term
Term that brings a broad range of disparate cases under a single headword
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administrative type
General umbrella term for the way in which a community is run
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official language
Language style used in official/administrative contexts
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Standard language
Language variety used by a population in their public discourse (for public purposes); standardized language that has at least one standard variety besides its other varieties; variety that has undergone standardization
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Multiple languages
Characteristic of material that includes more than one language
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poetic language
Language typically restricted to works of poetry