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language
[ lang-gwij ]
noun
- a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition:
the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- communication by voice in the distinctively human manner, using arbitrary sounds in conventional ways with conventional meanings; speech.
- the system of linguistic signs or symbols considered in the abstract ( speech ).
- any set or system of such symbols as used in a more or less uniform fashion by a number of people, who are thus enabled to communicate intelligibly with one another.
Synonyms: , , ,
- any system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, gestures, or the like used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, etc.:
the language of mathematics; sign language.
- the means of communication used by animals:
the language of birds.
- communication of meaning in any way; medium that is expressive, significant, etc.:
the language of flowers; the language of art.
- linguistics; the study of language.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a particular manner of verbal expression:
flowery language.
- choice of words or style of writing; diction:
the language of poetry.
- Computers. a set of characters and symbols and syntactic rules for their combination and use, by means of which a computer can be given directions:
The language of many commercial application programs is COBOL.
- a nation or people considered in terms of their speech.
- Archaic. faculty or power of speech.
language
/ ˈ±ôæŋɡ·Éɪ»åÏô /
noun
- a system for the expression of thoughts, feelings, etc, by the use of spoken sounds or conventional symbols
- the faculty for the use of such systems, which is a distinguishing characteristic of man as compared with other animals
- the language of a particular nation or people
the French language
- any other systematic or nonsystematic means of communicating, such as gesture or animal sounds
the language of love
- the specialized vocabulary used by a particular group
medical language
- a particular manner or style of verbal expression
your language is disgusting
- computing See programming language
- speak the same languageto communicate with understanding because of common background, values, etc
language
/ ±ôă²Ô²µâ€²²µ·ÉÄÂá /
- A system of objects or symbols, such as sounds or character sequences, that can be combined in various ways following a set of rules, especially to communicate thoughts, feelings, or instructions.
- See also machine language
- The set of patterns or structures produced by such a system.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è°ù±ð·±ô²¹²Ôg³Ü²¹²µ±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of language1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Lady Helen was diagnosed with the same type of dementia in 2014, and Sir Jackie said the behaviour and language changes he had witnessed were "horrendous".
He instead encouraged them to talk to their doctors about the shot, language public health experts have criticized.
He said the party, which he joined in 2016 under Ruth Davidson's leadership, had moved from being a "fairly moderate, centrist party" to "increasingly right in tone and language".
The Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper last month ran a headline stating that US and Russian officials had "started speaking the same language".
DPS Designs has already had to grapple with the ambiguous language used by the White House around tariffs, after Trump announced 25% trade tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to the US.
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How Do You Spell Language?
Spelling tips for language
The word language is hard to spell because it seems as if the middle g should be doubled based on the way it is pronounced [ lang-gwij ]. It is also hard to know how to spell the unusual sound made by its ending.Â
How to spell language: The first part of language is spelled like it sounds: lang-. The ending is the suffix -age. But remember that in between those two word parts is the letter that makes the w sound, which is actually the letter u. So: lang + u + age.
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