language

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• language — lan‧guage [ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] a system of speaking and writing used by people in one country or area: • the French language • Do you speak any foreign languages? • Trading in Europe means communicating in more than one… …   Financial and business terms

• Language — Lan guage, n. [OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See {Tongue}, cf. {Lingual}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• language — I noun communication, composition, dialect, expression, faculty of speech, folk speech, form of expression, formulation, idiom, jargon, lingua, linguistics, means of communication, oral, oratio, parlance, phrasing, phraseology, rhetoric, sermo,… …   Law dictionary

• Language — Lan guage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Languaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Languaging}.] To communicate by language; to express in language. [1913 Webster] Others were languaged in such doubtful expressions that they have a double sense. Fuller. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• language — language, philosophy of …   Philosophy dictionary

• language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. 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… …   Universalium

• Language — This article is about the properties of language in general. For other uses, see Language (disambiguation). Cuneiform is one of the first known forms of written language, but spoken language is believed to predate writing by tens of thousands of… …   Wikipedia

• language — lan|guage W1S2 [ˈlæŋgwıdʒ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(English/French/Arabic etc)¦ 2¦(communication)¦ 3¦(style/type of words)¦ 4¦(computers)¦ 5¦(swearing)¦ 6 strong language 7¦(sounds/signs/actions)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: langue …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• language — n. linguistic system of communication 1) to use a language 2) to plan; standardize a language 3) to learn, master a language 4) to speak (in) a language 5) to butcher, murder; enrich; purify a language 6) (the) spoken; written language 7) one s… …   Combinatory dictionary

• language — noun 1 system of communication ADJECTIVE ▪ first, native ▪ She grew up in Mexico, so her first language is Spanish. ▪ foreign, second ▪ How many foreign languages does she speak? …   Collocations dictionary

• language — lan|guage [ læŋgwıdʒ ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the method of human communication using spoken or written words: Linguistics is the study of language and how people use it. language skills (=the ability to use a language, especially a foreign… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English