Definition of languages Languages
/lƦĖÅgwŹŹ¤Źz/ - [langgwujuz] -
We found 3 definitions of languages from 2 different sources.
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What does languages mean?
Wiktionary 
- languages (Noun)
Plural of language.
Part of speech
š¤- languages, noun, plural of language.
WordNet
NounPlural: languages |
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| language - 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" | ||
| linguistic communication | ||
| communication something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups | ||
| usage the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written; "English usage"; "a usage borrowed from French" | ||
| dead language a language that is no longer learned as a native language | ||
| words language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words" | ||
| source language a language that is to be translated into another language | ||
| object language, target language the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated | ||
| sign language, signing language expressed by visible hand gestures | ||
| artificial language a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose | ||
| metalanguage a language that can be used to describe languages | ||
| native language the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood | ||
| indigenous language a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere | ||
| superstrate, superstratum the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language | ||
| natural language, tongue a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language | ||
| interlanguage, lingua franca, koine a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" | ||
| linguistic string, string of words, word string a linear sequence of words as spoken or written | ||
| barrage, onslaught, bombardment, outpouring the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing" | ||
| slanguage language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant | ||
| language - the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" | ||
| speech | ||
| mental faculty, faculty, module one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind | ||
| lexis all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function | ||
| mental lexicon, lexicon, vocabulary a language user's knowledge of words | ||
| language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" | ||
| speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication | ||
| auditory communication communication that relies on hearing | ||
| linguistic communication, language the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" | ||
| words language that is spoken or written; "he has a gift for words"; "she put her thoughts into words" | ||
| orthoepy, pronunciation a term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct' orthography | ||
| conversation the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. | ||
| discussion, give-and-take, word an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" | ||
| locution, saying, expression a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" | ||
| non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community | ||
| idiolect the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life | ||
| monologue a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor | ||
| magic spell, magical spell, charm, spell something believed to bring good luck | ||
| dictation matter that has been dictated and transcribed; a dictated passage; "he signed and mailed his dictation without bothering to read it" | ||
| language - 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" | ||
| lyric, words | ||
| textual matter, text the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" | ||
| vocal, song the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates" | ||
| language - a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology" | ||
| terminology, nomenclature | ||
| word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | ||
| markup language a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document | ||
| language - the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" | ||
| linguistic process | ||
| higher cognitive process cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use | ||
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Wiktionary
- language (Noun)
A form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system. - language (Noun)
The ability to communicate using words. - language (Noun)
Nonverbal communication. - language (Noun)
A computer language . - language (Noun)
The vocabulary and usage used in a particular specialist field. - language (Noun)
The particular words used in speech or a passage of text. - language (Noun)
Profanity. - language (Noun)
Spoken or written words. - language (Verb)
To communicate by language; to express in language.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- language (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. - language (n.)
The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality. - language (n.)
The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation. - language (n.)
The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style. - language (n.)
The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants. - language (n.)
The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers. - language (n.)
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology. - language (n.)
A race, as distinguished by its speech. - language (v. t.)
To communicate by language; to express in language.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©
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language
A person's manner of speaking. -
language
A system of communication using the spoken or signed word or using symbols that represent words, signs or sounds. -
language
Any variety of language that functions as a system of communication for its speakers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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language
langā²gwÄj, n. that which is spoken by the tongue: human speech: speech peculiar to a nation: style or expression peculiar to an individual: diction: any manner of expressing thought.āv.t. to express in language.āadjs. Langā²uaged, skilled in language; Langā²uageless (Shak.), speechless, silent; Langā²ued (her.), furnished with a tongue.āDead language, one no longer spoken, as opp. to Living language, one still spoken; Flash language (see Flash). [Fr. langageālangueāL. lingua (old form dingua), the tongue, akin to L. lingÄre, Gr. leichein.]
Wikipedia 
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but human language is the key meaning of "language."
Some people discuss "animal languages," but others do not agree and say that "animal languages" are not clear or meaningful enough to be 'true' languages. It depends on the definition of "language."
"Language" could also mean a form of subject in school.
Mathematics and computer science use made-up languages called formal languages (like computer programming languages), but these may or may not be 'true' languages. Mathematics itself is considered a language by many.
A person who is able to speak, use and understand words from more than one tongue (language) is said to be multilingual.
Gestures (communication through hand movements) are one way people can try to make themselves understood when they cannot speak in the same language. There is also sign language, which is used to speak to people who cannot hear.
Chinese is the language with the most speakers in the world. English is often called "the international language" because it is the main language of many things, such as science, business, and entertainment.
There is only one language which is officially known as "La Internacia Lingvo" - The Inter-national Language - and that language is Esperanto.
Part of speech
š¤- language, noun, singular of languages.
