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Federation Standard was a language used in the United Federation of Planets.

In 2257, Captain Christopher Pike of the USS Discovery expressed surprise that a distress call from Terralysium was spoken in Federation Standard. (DIS: "New Eden")

In 2383, The Diviner told Gwyn she may speak in Standard because she favored the language, though he considered it a "primitive tongue." (PRO: "Lost and Found")

In 3189, the text of a proposed armistice treaty was presented to Admiral Charles Vance by Osyraa in a "Federation Standard Language Version." (DIS: "There Is A Tide...")

Since the inhabitants of Terralysium were descended from 21st century Americans, "Federation Standard" may be another name for, or derived from, the English language. This seems to have been confirmed by the English-language text of the treaty in "There Is A Tide..." being captioned on-screen as "Federation Standard."

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