Msal

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Modern South Arabian languages. abbreviation, alt-of, plural, plural-only

Synonyms

All synonyms
msa

Etymology

Apparently invented in the late 1990s as a substitute for MSA to avoid confusion with Modern Standard Arabic which bears the same abbreviation.

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