Dictionary entry details
• LANGUAGE (noun)
Meaning:
A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
linguistic communication; language
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("language" is a kind of...):
communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
Domain member category:
diachronic; historical (used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time)
descriptive; synchronic (concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents)
uncorrupted; undefiled ((of language) not having its purity or excellence debased)
well-turned ((of language) aptly and pleasingly expressed)
crystal clear; limpid; lucid; luculent; pellucid; perspicuous ((of language) transparently clear; easily understandable)
alphabetize (provide with an alphabet)
language; oral communication; speech; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; voice communication ((language) communication by word of mouth)
expressive style; style (a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period)
accent; accent mark (a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "language"):
slanguage (language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant)
barrage; bombardment; onslaught; outpouring (the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written))
linguistic string; string of words; word string (a linear sequence of words as spoken or written)
interlanguage; koine; lingua franca (a common language used by speakers of different languages)
natural language; tongue (a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language)
superstrate; superstratum (the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language)
indigenous language (a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere)
native language (the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood)
metalanguage (a language that can be used to describe languages)
artificial language (a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose)
sign language; signing (language expressed by visible hand gestures)
object language; target language (the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated)
source language (a language that is to be translated into another language)
words (language that is spoken or written)
dead language (a language that is no longer learned as a native language)
Meaning:
(language) communication by word of mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
oral communication; speech communication; spoken communication; spoken language; voice communication; language; speech
Context examples:
his speech was garbled / he uttered harsh language / he recorded the spoken language of the streets
Hypernyms ("language" is a kind of...):
auditory communication (communication that relies on hearing)
Domain category:
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "language"):
dictation (speech intended for reproduction in writing)
charm; magic spell; magical spell; spell (a verbal formula believed to have magical force)
monologue (a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation))
idiolect (the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life)
non-standard speech (speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community)
expression; locution; saying (a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations)
discussion; give-and-take; word (an exchange of views on some topic)
conversation (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)
orthoepy; pronunciation (the way a word or a language is customarily spoken)
words (the words that are spoken)
monologue; soliloquy (speech you make to yourself)
Meaning:
A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
nomenclature; terminology; language
Context examples:
legal terminology / biological nomenclature / the language of sociology
Hypernyms ("language" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "language"):
toponomy; toponymy (the nomenclature of regional anatomy)
markup language (a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document)
Meaning:
The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
linguistic process; language
Context example:
he didn't have the language to express his feelings
Hypernyms ("language" is a kind of...):
higher cognitive process (cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "language"):
reading (the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message)
Meaning:
The mental faculty or power of vocal communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
language; speech
Context example:
language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
Hypernyms ("language" is a kind of...):
faculty; mental faculty; module (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)
Meronyms (parts of "language"):
lexis (all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function)
lexicon; mental lexicon; vocabulary (a language user's knowledge of words)
Domain member category:
verbalise; verbalize (convert into a verb)
Meaning:
The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
lyric; words; language
Context examples:
his compositions always started with the lyrics / he wrote both words and music / the song uses colloquial language
Hypernyms ("language" is a kind of...):
text; textual matter (the words of something written)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "language"):
love lyric (the lyric of a love song)
Holonyms ("language" is a part of...):
song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)
