8 2 noun
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• a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
Example sentence • English is a widely spoken language around the world.
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• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Example sentence • She tried to assuage his fears by telling him that everything would be fine.
12 4 noun
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• a language that can be used to describe languages
Example sentence • In linguistics, a metalanguage is a language used to describe or analyze another language.
12 4 noun
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• the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings
Example sentence • The speaker's paralanguage can reveal a lot about their emotions and attitude.
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• language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant
Example sentence • Do you understand the slanguage used in that rap song?
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Example sentence • The artist used nonlanguage elements such as colors and shapes to convey his emotions.
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• A language which is reconstructed by examining similarities in existing languages to try to deduce what a common ancestor language, no longer known, would have been like.
Example sentence • Linguists use the term protolanguage to refer to reconstructed ancient languages.
11 3 noun
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Example sentence • A sublanguage refers to a specialized language within a broader linguistic system.
8 2 noun
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• (law) a dwelling house and its adjacent buildings and the adjacent land used by the household
Example sentence • The old messuage was in need of repairs.
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Example sentence • Knights were often required to perform escuage in exchange for land.
13 4 noun
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• a common language used by speakers of different languages
Example sentence • Students in a language class often exhibit interlanguage as they navigate the complexities of the target language.
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• used of the language of the deaf
17 5 noun
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• a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz
17 6 noun, adjective
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noun
• a Circassian language spoken by the Abkhaz
14 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the Algonquian language spoken by the Abnaki and Penobscot
12 4 adverb
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• little known Kamarupan languages
Example sentence • The abor language is spoken by a tribal community in India.
16 6 noun
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noun
• the Shastan language spoken by the Achomawi
14 4 noun, adjective
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• an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
15 5 noun
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• an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
Example sentence • The afghani language has its origins in the Indo-Iranian language family.
16 5
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• a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
17 5 noun, adjective
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• an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish
19 6 noun
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• a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa
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• a language in which words are made up of a linear sequence of distinct morphemes and each component of meaning is represented by its own morpheme.
Example sentence • Finnish is an agglutinative language .
12 4 noun
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noun
• a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast
12 4 noun
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noun
• a Loloish language, spoken in South Yunnan Province, Jingdong and Jinggu counties, Yuanjiang and Lancang (Mekong) river basins, Ailao mountains
11 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria
15 6 noun
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• the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
16 6 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania
13 4 noun
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noun
• the language spoken by the Aleut
17 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions
Example sentence • Students need to understand algebraic language in order to solve equations.
17 6 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian
16 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the Algonquian language spoken by the Algonkian
18 7 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• family of North American Indian languages spoken from Labrador to South Carolina and west to the Great Plains
19 6 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• an artificial language designed to express algorithms
Example sentence • Python is a popular algorithmic language used for data analysis.
14 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• a group of related languages spoken in Asia and southeastern Europe
16 6 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the English language as used in the United States
20 7 noun
n
noun
• the sign language used in the United States
15 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
18 7 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• any of the languages spoken by Amerindians
15 5 noun
n
noun
• the dominant and official language of Ethiopia; a Semitic language much influenced by the Cushitic language with which Amhara have been in close contact
12 4
noun
• any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province
17 7 noun
n
noun
• an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European
20 5 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire
13 4
noun
• a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa, with dialects including Hill Angas and Plain Angas
19 5
noun
• the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
19 6 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• the French (Norman) language used in medieval England
18 6 noun, adjective
n, adj
noun
• English prior to about 1100
16 6 noun
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noun
• the Mon-Khmer language spoken in Vietnam
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