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Definition language in British English

language noun

noun
/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

➡ argument, communicate, conversation, criticize

Example

Linguistics is the study of language and how people use it.

Example

They have no money, no home, no food, and no language skills.

Synonyms and related words
acrolect a living language basilect
1.1

the style or types of words used by a person or group

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slightly formal language

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He was shocked at how crude their language was.

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My kids have started using the foul language they hear on television.

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In ordinary language, 'larceny' means 'stealing' or 'theft'.

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a comparison between spoken and written language

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Mrs Beeson did not normally use strong language, and certainly not in public.

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domain language lexical set
2

the particular form of words and speech that is used by the people of a country, area, or social group

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There is a legacy of African languages in many parts of the Caribbean.

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English and French are the official languages of Canada.

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An announcer spoke a language Richard had never heard before.

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domain language lexical set
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the language of dance

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the language of mathematics

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language speech communications
3.1

a system of instructions used to program a computer

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Which computer languages do you know?

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ASCII assembly language BASIC
Definition language in British English

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Words related to language:

a living language (phrase) assembly language (noun) bad language (noun) body language (noun) bridge language (noun) community language learning (noun) deaf (adjective) first language (noun) first language acquisition (noun) formal language (noun) foul language (phrase) heritage language (noun) home language (noun) informal language (noun) language (noun) language acquisition (noun) language engineering (noun) language laboratory (noun) lavender language (noun) machine language (noun) mark-up language (noun) mild language (noun) your language (phrase) natural language (noun) naturalistic language acquisition (noun) official language () people-first language (noun) plain (phrase) programming language (noun) Romance language (noun) second language (noun) second-language acquisition (noun) sign language (noun) the same language (phrase) talk someone’s language (phrase) target language (noun) tone language (noun) vague language (noun) whole language learning (noun)