languages
Pronunciation:
/ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒɪz/noun
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A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
Example: Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL.
The ability to communicate using words.
Example: the gift of language
A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
Example: legal language; the language of chemistry
The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.
Example: body language; the language of the eyes
verb
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To communicate by language; to express in language.
noun
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A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.