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communication by word of mouth; "his speech was slurred"; "the telephone greatly increased the range of speech communication"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"

a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology"

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"

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"

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"

a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology"

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"

(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

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.

The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality.

The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.

The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.

The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.

The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.

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

A race, as distinguished by its speech.

To communicate by language; to express in 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.

The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality.

The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.

The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.

The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.

The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.

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

A race, as distinguished by its speech.

To communicate by language; to express in language.

A verbal or nonverbal means of communicating ideas or feelings.

Human speech, spoken or written; the speech of one nation or race as distinguished from that of another; as, the French language; style or expression peculiar to an individual, or to something written or spoken.

That which is spoken by the tongue: human speech: speech peculiar to a nation: style or expression peculiar to an individual: diction: any manner of expressing thought.

Human speech; tongue; style or expression.

The expression of ideas by words; speech.

The words in use among any people; a tongue.

The expression of Ideas by words of articulate sounds; the speech or expression of ideas peculiar to a particular nation or to a particular subject; any manner of expression. Language-master, one whose profession is to teach languages.

The expression of ideas by means of words; human speech; style or manner of expression; the speech peculiar to a nation.

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech, or the expression of ideas by written characters. The letter, or grammatical im- port, of a document or instrument, as distinguished from its spirit; as "the language of the statute." See Beliliug v. State, llu Ga. 754, 30 S. E. 85; Stevenson v. State, 00 Ga. 450, 10 S. E. 05; Cavau v. Brooklyn (City Ct. Brook.) 5 N. Y. Supp. 750.

lang'gw[=a]j, n. that which is spoken by the tongue: human speech: speech peculiar to a nation: style or expression peculiar to an individual: diction: any manner of expressing thought.--v.t. to express in language.--adjs. LANG'UAGED, skilled in language; LANG'UAGELESS (Shak.), speechless, silent; LANG'UED (her.), furnished with a tongue.--DEAD LANGUAGE, one no longer spoken, as opp. to LIVING LANGUAGE, one still spoken; FLASH LANGUAGE (see FLASH). [Fr. langage--langue--L. lingua (old form dingua), the tongue, akin to L. ling[=e]re, Gr. leichein.]

Avocabulary& way of using it prevalent in one or more countries (dead l.), (transf.) method of expression (finger I., talk by conventional signs with fingers; I. of flowers, symbolic meanings attached to various kinds); words& their use; faculty of speech; person\'s style of expressing himself (bad. I., or vulg. l, oaths& abusive talk; strong l, expressing vehement feelings); professional or sectional vocabulary; literary style, wording; l. -master, teacher of (usu. mod. foreign) l. or ll. [French]

n. [Latin] Speech; tongue; expression of ideas by words or written characters;— mode of speech or expression peculiar to a nation; dialect;— mode peculiar to an individual; diction; style;— inarticulate expression of feeling, as of the eye; or of irrational animals;— a nation, as distinguished by its speech.