1a 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
Synonymslinguistic communication,
Hyponymsartificial language, barrage, dead language, indigenous language, lingua franca, metalanguage, native language, natural language, object language, sign language, slanguage, source language, string of words, superstrate, usage, words,
Hypernymscommunication,
Type ofcommunication,
Typesartificial language, barrage, dead language, interlanguage, koine, lingua franca, linguistic string, metalanguage, native language, natural language, object language, onslaught, outpouring, sign language, signing, slanguage, source language, string of words, target language, tongue, word string, words,
See alsoaudio-lingual, cross-linguistic, extralinguistic, intralinguistic, lingual, nonlinguistic,