American English pronunciation
How to pronounce language
IPA transcription: ['læŋɡwədʒ]
Pronunciation variants: ['læŋɡwədʒ]['læŋɡwɪdʒ]
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Noun
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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”
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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”
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(language) communication by word of mouth
“his speech was garbled”
“he uttered harsh language”
“he recorded the spoken language of the streets”
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a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
“legal terminology”
“biological nomenclature”
“the language of sociology”
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the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
“he didn't have the language to express his feelings”
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the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
“language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals”
Usage examples
- The python wasn't a snake, it was a programming language.
- This language, according to Rahman, is the ancestor of both modern Hindi and Urdu.
- As the language left no records, its linguistic affiliations are uncertain.
- Names were "Polonised" and the usage of the German language in public was forbidden.
- The name comes from the Nahuatl language.
- This has rendered the language particularly vulnerable.
- The Nuer language belongs to the following language families, going from smallest to largest.
- Mercury is a purely declarative logic programming language.
- He was unreasonable and unpersuadable and used intemperate language.
- For a game of Ghost played on such languages L, call it German Ghost.