1. (

• language ,
• linguistic_communication

) 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" ;

2. (

• speech ,
• speech_communication ,
• spoken_communication ,
• spoken_language ,
• language ,
• voice_communication ,
• oral_communication

) (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" ;

3. (

• lyric ,
• words ,
• 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" ;

4. (

• linguistic_process ,
• language ,

) the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" ;

5. (

• language ,
• speech

) the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" ;

6. (

• terminology ,
• nomenclature ,
• language ,

) a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology" ;