language
1. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols (Freq. 48)
- 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
• Syn:
linguistic communication
• Members of this Topic:
limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear,
perspicuous, well-turned, uncorrupted, undefiled, synchronic, diachronic,
historical, accent, accent mark, expressive style, style, speech,
speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, alphabetize
• Hypernyms:
communication
• Hyponyms:
usage, dead language, words, source language, object language,
target language, sign language, signing, artificial language, metalanguage, native language,
indigenous language, superstrate, superstratum, natural language, tongue, lingua franca,
interlanguage, koine, string of words, word string, linguistic string, barrage,
bombardment, outpouring, onslaught, slanguage
2. (language) communication by word of mouth (Freq. 5)
- his speech was garbled
- he uttered harsh language
- he recorded the spoken language of the streets
• Syn:
speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication
• Topics:
linguistic communication
• Hypernyms:
auditory communication
• Hyponyms:
words, pronunciation, orthoepy, conversation, discussion,
give-and-take, word, saying, expression, locution, non-standard speech,
idiolect, monologue, spell, magic spell, magical spell, charm,
dictation, soliloquy
3. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number (Freq. 2)
- his compositions always started with the lyrics
- he wrote both words and music
- the song uses colloquial language
• Syn:
lyric, words
• Derivationally related forms:
lyricist (for: lyric), lyric (for: lyric)
• Hypernyms:
text, textual matter
• Hyponyms:
love lyric
• Part Holonyms:
song, vocal
4. the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication (Freq. 1)
- he didn't have the language to express his feelings
• Syn:
linguistic process
• Hypernyms:
higher cognitive process
• Hyponyms:
reading
5. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (Freq. 1)
- language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
• Syn:
speech
• Derivationally related forms:
speak (for: speech)
• Members of this Topic:
verbalize, verbalise
• Hypernyms:
faculty, mental faculty, module
• Part Meronyms:
lexis, vocabulary, lexicon, mental lexicon
6. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
- legal terminology
- biological nomenclature
- the language of sociology
• Syn:
terminology, nomenclature
• Derivationally related forms:
terminological (for: terminology)
• Hypernyms:
word
• Hyponyms:
markup language, toponymy, toponomy
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