Definitions of language [ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ]

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Definition of 'language'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) language
a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition:
the French language.

2.  language
communication using a system of arbitrary vocal sounds, written symbols, signs, or gestures in conventional ways with conventional meanings:
spoken language; sign language.

3.  language
the ability to communicate in this way.

4.  language
the system of linguistic signs or symbols considered in the abstract.

5.  language
any set or system of formalized symbols, signs, sounds, or gestures used or conceived as a means of communicating:
the language of mathematics.

6.  language
the means of communication used by animals:
the language of birds.

7.  language
communication of thought, feeling, etc., through a nonverbal medium:
body language; the language of flowers.

8.  language
the study of language; linguistics.

9.  language
the vocabulary or phraseology used by a particular group, profession, etc.

10.  language
a particular manner of verbal expression:
flowery language.

11.  language
choice of words or style of writing; diction:
the language of poetry.

12.  language
a set of symbols and syntactic rules for their combination and use, by means of which a computer can be given directions.

13.  language
Archaic. faculty or power of speech.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < AF, var. of langage, OF =langue tongue, language (< L

Definition of 'language'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) language, linguistic communication
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
"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"

2. (noun) speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
(language) communication by word of mouth
"his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

3. (noun) lyric, words, language
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
"his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"

4. (noun) linguistic process, language
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
"he didn't have the language to express his feelings"

5. (noun) language, speech
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

6. (noun) terminology, nomenclature, language
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
"legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

Definition of 'language'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) language
communication using words
Humans have the ability to use language.; slow language development

2. language
one of the many ways of talking that exist in different countries around the world
the English language; How many languages do you speak?; an official language

3. language
a form of communication used in a particular field
the language of mathematics

Definition of 'language'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) language
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

2. (noun) language
the expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality

3. (noun) language
the forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation

4. (noun) language
the characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style

5. (noun) language
the inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants

6. (noun) language
the suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers

7. (noun) language
the vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology

8. (noun) language
a race, as distinguished by its speech

9. (verb) language
to communicate by language; to express in language

Definitions of 'language'

The Roycroft Dictionary

language
The tool of the mind.

Definition of 'language'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. language
A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings.

Translation of 'language'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: human speech the development of language in children.
Afrikaans: spraak	Arabic: اللغه	Bulgarian: реч
Brazilian: linguagem	Czech: řeč	German: die Sprache
Danish: sprog	Greek: γλώσσα, ομιλία	Spanish: lenguaje
Estonian: keel	Farsi: زبان	Finnish: kieli
French: langage, langue	Hebrew: שפה, לשון	Hindi: भाषा
Croatian: govor	Hungarian: beszéd	Indonesian: bahasa
Icelandic: mál, tungumál	Italian: linguaggio	Japanese: 言語
Korean: 언어, 말	Lithuanian: kalba	Latvian: valoda
Malay: bahasa	Dutch: taal	Norwegian: språk
Polish: mowa	Persian: زبان	Pashto: ژبه
Portuguese: linguagem	Romanian: limbă	Russian: речь
Slovak: reč	Slovenian: govor	Serbian: govor
Swedish: språk	Thai: ภาษาพูดของมนุษย์	Turkish: dil, lisan
Taiwanese: 語言	Ukrainian: мова	Urdu: زبان
Vietnamese: ngôn ngữ	Chinese: 语言
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