language

noun

lan·guage ˈlaŋ-gwij How to pronounce language (audio)

-wij

: the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community

studied the French language

b(1)

: audible, articulate, meaningful sound as produced by the action of the vocal organs

(2)

: a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings

the language of mathematics

(3)

: the suggestion by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings

language in their very gesture—

William Shakespeare

(4)

: the means by which animals communicate

the language of birds

(5)

: a formal system of signs and symbols (such as FORTRAN or a calculus in logic) including rules for the formation and transformation of admissible expressions

(6)

: machine language sense 1

: form or manner of verbal expression

specifically : style

the beauty of Shakespeare's language

: the vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or a department of knowledge

the language of diplomacy

medical language

: profanity

shouldn't of blamed the fellers if they'd cut loose with some language—

Ring Lardner

: the study of language especially as a school subject

earned a grade of B in language

: specific words especially in a law or regulation

The police were diligent in enforcing the language of the law.

Example Sentences

How many languages do you speak? French is her first language. The book has been translated into several languages. He's learning English as a second language. a new word that has recently entered the language the formal language of the report the beauty of Shakespeare's language She expressed her ideas using simple and clear language. He is always careful in his use of language. See More

Recent Examples on the Web The language will be simple and modeled off what recently passed in Michigan, advocates say. —

Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2023 School has been a big adjustment for El Alfy, whose native language is Arabic. —

Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2023 To those like me, who have never been involved in maritime culture, the language of the Shipping Forecast can be indecipherable. —

Grace Linden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023 That said, whether the language of the Neanderthal was necessary to make and manipulate these tools or not, studies do demonstrate a shared neurological basis for toolmaking and speech. —

Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023 Opponents of the bill on Wednesday raised concerns the language of the amendment is unclear and could limit freedom of expression for artists and infringe on the rights of gay and transgender people. —

Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2023 There are many seniors whose first language is not English. —

BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023 To take this metaphor further: if the translator is the ferry operator, language is a current. —

Krista Stevens, Longreads, 2 Feb. 2023 Anyone whose love language is lipstick (or Hermès) will be thrilled to receive this exclusive trio of its lipsticks that include both intense and velvet matte finishes. —

Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Feb. 2023 See More

Kids Definition

language

noun

lan·guage ˈlaŋ-gwij How to pronounce language (audio)

: the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a large group of people

: a means of communicating ideas

sign language

: the means by which animals communicate or are thought to communicate with each other

language of the bees

: a system of signs and symbols and rules for using them that is used to carry information

BASIC is a computer language

: the way in which words are used

strong language

: the words and expressions of a particular group or field

the language of medicine

: the study of language

单词	languages
释义	language noun lan·guage ˈlaŋ-gwij -wij 1 a : the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community studied the French language b(1) : audible, articulate, meaningful sound as produced by the action of the vocal organs (2) : a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings the language of mathematics (3) : the suggestion by objects, actions, or conditions of associated ideas or feelings language in their very gesture—William Shakespeare (4) : the means by which animals communicate the language of birds (5) : a formal system of signs and symbols (such as FORTRAN or a calculus in logic) including rules for the formation and transformation of admissible expressions (6) : machine language sense 1 2 a : form or manner of verbal expression specifically : style the beauty of Shakespeare's language b : the vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or a department of knowledge the language of diplomacy medical language c : profanity shouldn't of blamed the fellers if they'd cut loose with some language—Ring Lardner 3 : the study of language especially as a school subject earned a grade of B in language 4 : specific words especially in a law or regulation The police were diligent in enforcing the language of the law. Synonyms lingo mother tongue speech tongue vocabulary See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences How many languages do you speak? French is her first language. The book has been translated into several languages. He's learning English as a second language. a new word that has recently entered the language the formal language of the report the beauty of Shakespeare's language She expressed her ideas using simple and clear language. He is always careful in his use of language. See More Recent Examples on the Web The language will be simple and modeled off what recently passed in Michigan, advocates say. —Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 16 Feb. 2023 School has been a big adjustment for El Alfy, whose native language is Arabic. —Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2023 To those like me, who have never been involved in maritime culture, the language of the Shipping Forecast can be indecipherable. —Grace Linden, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023 That said, whether the language of the Neanderthal was necessary to make and manipulate these tools or not, studies do demonstrate a shared neurological basis for toolmaking and speech. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023 Opponents of the bill on Wednesday raised concerns the language of the amendment is unclear and could limit freedom of expression for artists and infringe on the rights of gay and transgender people. —Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2023 There are many seniors whose first language is not English. —BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023 To take this metaphor further: if the translator is the ferry operator, language is a current. —Krista Stevens, Longreads, 2 Feb. 2023 Anyone whose love language is lipstick (or Hermès) will be thrilled to receive this exclusive trio of its lipsticks that include both intense and velvet matte finishes. —Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Feb. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French langage, from lange, langue tongue, language, from Latin lingua — more at tongue First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing language bad language assembly language contact language language barrier language arts hypertext markup language gesture language machine language ordinary-language philosophy play with words/language object language mind one's tongue/language Romance language markup language second language source language sign language tone language trade language strong language watch one's language/mouth/tongue watch one's language speak/talk the same language language laboratory whole language scripting language target language sub-language language lab living language body language See More bad language assembly language contact language language barrier language arts hypertext markup language gesture language machine language ordinary-language philosophy play with words/language object language mind one's tongue/language Romance language markup language second language source language sign language tone language trade language strong language watch one's language/mouth/tongue watch one's language speak/talk the same language language laboratory whole language scripting language target language sub-language language lab living language body language See More Kids Definition language noun lan·guage ˈlaŋ-gwij 1 a : the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a large group of people b : a means of communicating ideas sign language 2 : the means by which animals communicate or are thought to communicate with each other language of the bees 3 : a system of signs and symbols and rules for using them that is used to carry information BASIC is a computer language 4 : the way in which words are used strong language 5 : the words and expressions of a particular group or field the language of medicine 6 : the study of language languages noun plural of language 1 as in tongues the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries where English is the dominant language Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance tongues vocabularies dialects idioms lingoes lingos vernaculars speeches mother tongues terminologies slangs idiolects pidgins localisms vernacularisms argots colloquialisms regionalisms jargons colloquials patois provincialisms parlances neologisms cants slanguages coinages modernisms acrolects patter shibboleths 2 as in dialects the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field "love" means "nothing" in the language of tennis Synonyms & Similar Words dialects terminologies vocabularies slangs idioms argots lingos jargons patois lingoes vernaculars cants shops shoptalk localisms patter regionalisms pidgins colloquialisms jives vernacularisms speeches provincialisms colloquials parlances slanguages educationeses bureaucrateses computereses technobabbles journaleses governmenteses cyberspeaks 3 as in dictions the way in which something is put into words we're finding the language of the legal documents to be tough going Synonyms & Similar Words dictions wordings formulations phrases phraseologies expressions phrasings styles voices enunciations verbiages locutions utterances speeches
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language

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