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as in vocabulary
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries where English is the dominant language
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as in terminology
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
"love" means "nothing" in the language of tennis
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as in diction
the way in which something is put into words
we're finding the language of the legal documents to be tough going
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Recent Examples of language
Frontier characters with colorful language come and go in spurts of saloon musing and fireside dialogue.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The Radio Free Europe 2025 EP is a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty services (RFE/RL), the broadcasting groups that have delivered uncensored news, analysis and cultural programming in a variety of languages in places lacking a free press since 1949.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
And who’s better suited to the task than Sikes, the man who designed the presidential guest house and has published a trilogy of monographs on the national decor language?
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2025
Apart from any constitutional questions, there is also the problem that confessional language issued by the secretary of state in his official capacity distorts the message of Easter.
—Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
The Radio Free Europe 2025 EP is a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty services (RFE/RL), the broadcasting groups that have delivered uncensored news, analysis and cultural programming in a variety of languages in places lacking a free press since 1949.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 May 2025
And who’s better suited to the task than Sikes, the man who designed the presidential guest house and has published a trilogy of monographs on the national decor language?
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2025
Apart from any constitutional questions, there is also the problem that confessional language issued by the secretary of state in his official capacity distorts the message of Easter.
—Chloe Breyer, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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According to lead researcher Federico Rossano, this marks just the beginning of exploring canine vocabulary, with future studies aiming to delve into more abstract concepts to better understand dog cognition and communication.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Parental control settings on iPhones and Android phones are notoriously complicated, with options scattered across different menus and unclear technical terminology.—
Parmy Olson,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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This means developing models that can interpret industry-specific terminology, understand company protocols, and engage in meaningful dialogue with employees across different departments.—
Quora,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Led by Christian’s childhood friend Justine (she’s played by Allison Robertson; her voice, with its proper British pinkie-up diction, is provided by Alison Wright), these kids make short work of solving every logistical puzzle Christian and Marybeth toss their way.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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To boost your Italian diction, learn also to say buon giorno, for hi/good day.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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How To Use Flower Essences Flower essences are usually taken as drops under the tongue or in a glass of water, 2–4 drops, four times a day.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The final design is a masterclass in symbolism; from luxe red bottoms nodding to fashion culture, to a peach gold grill detail on the tongue, to a sock liner featuring Atlanta’s iconic zone map.—
Cortni Spearman,
Refinery29,
29 Apr. 2025
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The versatility in dialects in these tracks—from Moroccan to Khaleeji Arabic—reflects his fluency, not just linguistically but musically, across several continents.—
Maha ElNabawi,
Billboard,
29 Apr. 2025
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The technology differentiated among different dialects in Lebanon to gauge public reaction, helping Israel to assess if there was public pressure for a counterstrike.—
Sheera Frenkel,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results.—
Victoria Balara,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Settlement agreement wording does not bind the IRS, but helpful tax language in a settlement agreement can go a long way.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Even names, idioms, and cultural references are sometimes exoticized or reduced to caricatures, reinforcing narrow or misleading representations.—
Diana Spehar,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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At that time, writers like Ashbery and Frank O’Hara were helping to establish a new idiom in American poetry, something serious without self-seriousness: the new poetry was open to the city’s rhythms, irreverent but tender—and clearly, if not openly, gay.—
David S. Wallace,
The New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2025
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Image At times, the chatbot could not identify some modern slang terms and words that were transliterated from English to Arabic, two officers said.—
Sheera Frenkel,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The right tool should grasp regional differences, slang and feelings to place ads effectively.—
Tony Gonzalez,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/language. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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