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n a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity n a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language n any long thin projection that…

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  1. n a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity n a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language n any long thin projection that is transient n a manner of speaking n a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea n the tongue of certain animals used as meat n the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot n metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side v articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments v lick or explore with the tongue