Definition of language barrier
:a difficulty for people communicating because they speak different languages
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language
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: the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community
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: audible, articulate, meaningful sound as produced by the action of the vocal organs
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: a systematic means of communicating ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or marks having understood meanings
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barrier
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: something material that blocks or is intended to block passage
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: a natural formation or structure that prevents or hinders movement or action
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: a medieval war game in which combatants fight on foot with a fence or railing between them
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