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language
('l/&//N/gw/I//dZ/ )

noun (n)

  • a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He taught foreign languages.
    The language introduced is standard throughout the text.
    The speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written.
    Synonym:
    linguistic communication
    source: wordnet30
  • (language) communication by word of mouth(noun.communication)
    Example:
    He uttered harsh language.
    He recorded the spoken language of the streets.
    Synonym:
    oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication
    source: wordnet30
  • the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The song uses colloquial language.
    Synonym:
    lyric, words
    source: wordnet30
  • the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    He didn't have the language to express his feelings.
    Synonym:
    linguistic process
    source: wordnet30
  • the mental faculty or power of vocal communication(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals.
    Synonym:
    speech
    source: wordnet30
  • a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The language of sociology.
    Synonym:
    nomenclature, terminology
    source: wordnet30
  • Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To communicate by language; to express in language.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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