Dictionary
noun : LANGUAGES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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2. (
- speech ,
- speech_communication ,
- spoken_communication ,
- spoken_language ,
- language ,
- voice_communication ,
- oral_communication
) (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" ;
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3. (
) 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" ;
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4. (
) the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" ;
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5. (
) the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" ;
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6. (
) a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology" ;
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