Definitions for the word "language" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
A race, as distinguished by its speech.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. v. t.
To communicate by language; to express in language.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
1 use of words in an agreed way as a method of human communication. 2 system of words of a particular community or country etc. 3 a faculty of speech. B style of expression; use of words, etc. (poetic language). 4 system of symbols and rules for writing computer programs. 5 any method of communication. 6 professional or specialized vocabulary. [latin lingua tongue]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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