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What is a sprachbund?

What is a sprachbund? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (linguistics) A group of languages sharing a number of areal features (similar grammar, vocabulary, etc.) which are primarily due to language contact rather than cognation.
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The Balkan sprachbund even features areal convergence among members of very different branches.
Under the influence of the Balkan sprachbund, Romanian has progressed the furthest, largely eliminating the infinitive.
This mutual influence has prompted scholars to refer to Sumerian and Akkadian of the 3rd millennium BC as a Sprachbund.

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