language, n.
(languages)
freq. cnt. 57
(languages)
freq. cnt. 57
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 48
language linguistic communication
sample sentences
"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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member of this domain (topic)
lucid, limpid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous
well-turned
uncorrupted, undefiled
synchronic
diachronic, historical
accent, accent mark
style, expressive style
speech, language, spoken language, speech communication, spoken communication, voice communication, oral communication
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hyponym
usage
dead language
words
source language
target language, object language
sign language, signing
artificial language
metalanguage
native language
indigenous language
superstrate, superstratum
tongue, natural language
lingua franca, interlanguage, koine
string of words, word string, linguistic string
barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught
slanguage
(language) communication by word of mouth
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2
language oral communication speech speech communication spoken communication spoken language voice communication
sample sentences
"his speech was garbled""he uttered harsh language"
"he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
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domain of synset (topic)
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hyponym
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2
language lyric words
sample sentences
"his compositions always started with the lyrics""he wrote both words and music"
"the song uses colloquial language"
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
language speech
sample sentences
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
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derivationally related form
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part meronym
member of this domain (topic)
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
language linguistic process
sample sentences
"he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
language nomenclature terminology
sample sentences
"legal terminology""biological nomenclature"
"the language of sociology"
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