Dictionary Check: language

"language" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

noun

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

Example: "he taught foreign languages"
noun

(language) communication by word of mouth

Example: "his speech was garbled"
noun

the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

Example: "his compositions always started with the lyrics"
Synonyms:
noun

the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication

Example: "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
Synonyms:
noun

the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

Example: "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
Synonyms:
noun

a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

Example: "legal terminology"

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