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language

noun

1 language

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.

synonym: linguistic communication.

Dutch: taal
Polish: system językowy, język, mowa

2 language

language Communication by word of mouth:
— He uttered harsh language.
— He recorded the spoken language of the streets.

synonyms: oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication.

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Dutch: spreektaal
Polish: mówienie, mowa

3 language

The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number:
— The song uses colloquial language.

synonyms: lyric, words.

Dutch: songtekst, tekst

4 language

The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication:
— He didn't have the language to express his feelings.

synonym: linguistic process.

5 language

The mental faculty or power of vocal communication:
— Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals.

synonym: speech.

Dutch: spraak, spraakvermogen, stem
Polish: mowa

6 language

A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline:
— The language of sociology.

synonyms: nomenclature, terminology.

Dutch: jargon, terminologie, woordenkeus, woordkeus, woordkeuze
Polish: słownictwo, terminologia, mianownictwo, nazewnictwo, nomenklatura


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