| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | language, linguistic communication | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
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| 2 | language, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication | (language) communication by word of mouth | |
| 3 | language, terminology, nomenclature | A system of words used in a particular discipline | |
| 4 | language, linguistic process | The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication | |
| 5 | language, speech | The mental faculty or power of vocal communication | |
| 6 | language, lyric, words | The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
| Sounds | lae'nggwahjh; lae'nggwihjh |
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| Rhymes | acreage, adage, adjudge, and 82 more rhymes in ahjh at the HyperDic website... |
| abridge, acknowledge, acreage, and 129 more rhymes in ihjh at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols. |
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| Examples | "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" |
| Synonyms | linguistic communication |
| Category of | limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous; well-turned; uncorrupted, undefiled; synchronic, descriptive; diachronic, historical; accent, accent mark; expressive style, style; speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication; alphabetize |
| Narrower | dead language; words; source language; object language, target language; sign language, signing; artificial language; metalanguage; native language; natural language, tongue; lingua franca, interlanguage, koine; string of words, word string, linguistic string; barrage, outpouring, onslaught; slanguage |
| Broader | communication |
| Adjectives | extralinguistic; cross-linguistic; nonlinguistic; intralinguistic; audio-lingual; linguistic, lingual |
| Meaning | (language) communication by word of mouth. |
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| Examples | "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" |
| Synonyms | speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication |
| Category | language, linguistic communication |
| Narrower | words; pronunciation, orthoepy; conversation; discussion, give-and-take, word; saying, expression, locution; non-standard speech; idiolect; monologue; spell, magic spell, charm; dictation; soliloquy, monologue |
| Broader | auditory communication |
| Meaning | A system of words used in a particular discipline. |
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| Examples | "the language of sociology" |
| Synonyms | terminology, nomenclature |
| Narrower | markup language; toponymy, toponomy |
| Broader | word |
| Meaning | The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication. |
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| Examples | "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" |
| Synonyms | linguistic process |
| Narrower | reading |
| Broader | higher cognitive process |
| Meaning | The mental faculty or power of vocal communication. |
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| Examples | "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" |
| Synonyms | speech |
| Category of | verbalize, verbalise |
| Parts | lexis; vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon |
| Broader | faculty, mental faculty, module |
| Meaning | The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number. |
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| Examples | "the song uses colloquial language" |
| Synonyms | lyric, words |
| Part of | song |
| Narrower | love lyric |
| Broader | text, textual matter |