languages

1. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbolsExamples: "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"Synonyms: language, linguistic communication

2. (language) communication by word of mouthExamples: "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"Synonyms: language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication

3. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy numberExamples: "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"Synonyms: language, lyric, words

4. the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communicationExamples: "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"Synonyms: language, linguistic process

5. the mental faculty or power of vocal communicationExamples: "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"Synonyms: language, speech

6. a system of words used to name things in a particular disciplineExamples: "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"Synonyms: language, nomenclature, terminology