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as in tongues
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 dialects
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 dictions
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 languages
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Workshops encouraged participants to write in the languages most natural to them, often leading to hybrid forms that reflected Miami’s cultural mix.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
This is the complete opposite of most programming languages, where syntax typically tries to be explicit and unambiguous.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Variety India is set to begin publishing in November in English, with plans to expand into regional languages soon.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Proprietary foundation models give AKOOL an unmatched edge—from hyper-realistic human avatars with natural body motion and emotion, to instant face swap, custom avatar creation, and industry-leading lip sync in 150+ languages.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Promova offers training in 12 languages, including Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean and American Sign Language, with role-play chatbots, a dedicated mode for people with dyslexia and other accessibility options for neurodivergent learners.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Together, the class speaks 34 different languages and 68% of them live in New York City.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Building tools that can scan across multiple languages — and adapt to evolving terminology!
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Workshops encouraged participants to write in the languages most natural to them, often leading to hybrid forms that reflected Miami’s cultural mix.
—Jonel Juste, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
This is the complete opposite of most programming languages, where syntax typically tries to be explicit and unambiguous.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Sep. 2025
Variety India is set to begin publishing in November in English, with plans to expand into regional languages soon.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Proprietary foundation models give AKOOL an unmatched edge—from hyper-realistic human avatars with natural body motion and emotion, to instant face swap, custom avatar creation, and industry-leading lip sync in 150+ languages.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Promova offers training in 12 languages, including Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean and American Sign Language, with role-play chatbots, a dedicated mode for people with dyslexia and other accessibility options for neurodivergent learners.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Together, the class speaks 34 different languages and 68% of them live in New York City.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
Building tools that can scan across multiple languages — and adapt to evolving terminology!
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for languages
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As possessed people speak in foreign tongues and violence rises, Ahmed fears regaining memory, while the disciple fears his master’s decline may unleash an ancient evil.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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His nephew is old enough to speak both tongues, but Ammon's nieces are still too young.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Tibetan diaspora encompasses people from three historical regions and five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, each of which has its own subcultures, dialects, and histories.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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Google says this feature supports more than 70 languages—fewer than the 251 total, including regional and national dialects, that this app supports after a series of linguistic expansions.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
26 Aug. 2025
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For decades, BCIs were limited to toy demos and small vocabularies.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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This indicates that dogs focus on broad sound patterns rather than the finer phonetic details humans rely on, which may explain why their vocabularies remain relatively small.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Supply will not be an issue, as 2025-2026 formulations of the vaccine have already been or are in the process of being shipped to pharmacies, said Groves.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their formulations feature peptides, niacinamide, and hyaluronic acid, but are always anchored in dermatological research.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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These systems can interpret regional slang, idioms and context-specific expressions, hence minimizing both over-censorship and under-enforcement.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Allusions to myths, fables, and riffs on common idioms abound, many of them evocative and quite funny.—
Lora Kelley,
New Yorker,
7 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languages. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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