language

1. n. Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth. Source: opted

2. n. The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality. Source: opted

3. n. The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation. Source: opted

4. n. The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style. Source: opted

5. n. The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants. Source: opted

6. n. The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers. Source: opted

7. n. The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology. Source: opted

8. n. A race, as distinguished by its speech. Source: opted

9. v. t. To communicate by language; to express in language. Source: opted

10. n. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols Source: wordnet

11. n. (language) word/communication">communication by word of mouth Source: wordnet

12. n. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number Source: wordnet

Thesaurus links