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"; "Sign language is a form of linguistic communication for the deaf community";
   - linguistic communication
    
2. The mental faculty or power of vocal communication
   "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals";
   - speech
    
3. The cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
   "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"; "The linguistic process of learning a second language is complex";
   - linguistic process
    
4. (language) communication by word of mouth
   "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets";
   - speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication
    
5. A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
   "the language of sociology";
   - terminology, nomenclature
    
6. The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
   "the song uses colloquial language";
   - lyric, words

Derived forms: languages

Type of: auditory communication, communication, faculty, higher cognitive process, mental faculty, module, text, textual matter, word

Part of: song, vocal

Encyclopedia: Language, Truth and Logic