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See also: codeswitch and code switch

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code-switch (third-person singular simple present code-switches, present participle code-switching, simple past and past participle code-switched)

  1. (intransitive) To alternate between two or more languages, typically in spoken conversation.
  2. (intransitive) To change the dialect or register in which one speaks a language.
  3. (rugby, intransitive) To change from playing rugby league to rugby union or vice versa.

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