Language meaning
The definition of language is speech or other forms of communication.
An example of language is words spoken.
An example of language is words read in a book.
An example of language is people using their hands to express themselves.
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A system of objects or symbols, such as sounds or character sequences, that can be combined in various ways following a set of rules, especially to communicate thoughts, feelings, or instructions.
A particular manner of expression.
Profane language; persuasive language.
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The wording of a legal document or statute as distinct from the spirit.
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The study of language in general or of some particular language or languages; linguistics.
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(countable) A form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system.
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The particular form or manner of selecting and combining words characteristic of a person, group, or profession; form or style of expression in words.
The language of teenagers.
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The set of patterns or structures produced by such a system.
Verbal communication as a subject of study.
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The manner or means of communication between living creatures other than humans.
The language of dolphins.
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A characteristic style of speech or writing.
Shakespearean language.
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The special vocabulary and usages of a scientific, professional, or other group.
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Body language; kinesics.
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All the vocal sounds, words, and ways of combining them common to a particular nation, tribe, or other speech community.
The French language.
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(informal) Coarse or obscene words and expressions.
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A set of symbols and rules used to convey information. See machine language, programming language, graphics language, page description language, fourth-generation language, standards and user interface.
speak the same (or someone's) language
- to have the same beliefs, attitudes, etc. (as another)
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Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
speak the same (<i>or</i> someone's) language
Origin of language
- Middle English from Old French langage from langue tongue, language from Latin lingua dn̥ghū- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English language, from Old French language, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Latin lingua (“tongue, speech, language”), from Old Latin dingua (“tongue”), from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue, speech, language”). Displaced native Middle English rearde, ȝerearde (“language”) (from Old English reord (“language, speech”)), Middle English londspreche, londspeche (“language”) (from Old English *landsprǣċ (“language, national tongue”), Old English þēod and þēodisc (“language”).
From Wiktionary