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language
('l/&//N/gw/I//dZ/
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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.
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 communicationsource: wordnet30 - the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication(noun.cognition)Example:
He didn't have the language to express his feelings.
source: wordnet30 - the mental faculty or power of vocal communication(noun.cognition)Example:
Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals.
source: wordnet30 - a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline(noun.communication)Example:
The language of sociology.
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