lan·guage /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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"
synset: 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"
synset: 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"
synset: lyric, words, language
4. the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
synset: linguistic_process, language
5. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
6. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"
synset: terminology, nomenclature, language
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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