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Meaning of language

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  language
      n 1: a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or
           conventional symbols; "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" [syn: {language},
           {linguistic communication}]
      2: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
         garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
         spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech
         communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language},
         {language}, {voice communication}, {oral communication}]
      3: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his
         compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both
         words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" [syn:
         {lyric}, {words}, {language}]
      4: the cognitive processes involved in producing and
         understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the
         language to express his feelings" [syn: {linguistic process},
         {language}]
      5: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language
         sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" [syn:
         {language}, {speech}]
      6: a system of words used to name things in a particular
         discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature";
         "the language of sociology" [syn: {terminology},
         {nomenclature}, {language}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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