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Definitions
language
noun
(
uncountable
) The expression of an understanding — see
http://www.ourcivilisation.com/undrstnd.htm
"Language is Understanding"
(
countable
) A system of communication using the spoken word or using symbols that represent words or sounds.
the English
(
uncountable
) The ability to communicate using words.
the gift of
(
context, countable, or, uncountable
) A nonverbal system of communication.
sign
(
context, computing, countable
) A computer language.
(
uncountable
) The vocabulary used in a particular specialist field.
legal
(
uncountable
) The particular words used in speech or a passage of text.
The he used to talk to me was obscene.
The used in the law does not permit any other interpretation.
Translations:
Dutch: taal
French: langage
German: Sprache
Italian: linguaggio
Spanish: lenguaje
Etymology:
From
langage
, from
linguaticum
, from
linguaLatin, lingua
, tongue, speech, language, from Old Latin
dingua
, from Proto-Indo-European
dnghwa-
, tongue, speech, language
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