Sekirov Dictionary

language

/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪd͡ʒ/

noun11

  1. a system of words and rules for joining them that a group of people use to speak and write
  2. A body of sounds, signs or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.
  3. (figurative) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.
  4. The specific wording or style of a text, such as a law or a contract.
  5. A manner of expression.
  6. The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.
  7. (euphemistic) Profanity.
  8. A computer language; a machine language.
  9. The ability to communicate using words.
  10. A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
  11. A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.

exclamation1

  1. An admonishment said in response to someone using vulgar language during a conversation.

verb1

  1. (nonstandard, rare) To communicate by language; to express in language.
forms

languaged · languaging · languages

Phrases with language

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