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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
But disputes over language concerning Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions have held up finalization of a deal to end the war, according to US officials, though there’s optimism that the differences will be resolved relatively soon.
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Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates, Cape Cod’s legislative branch of its regional government, has approved modifying the language of the patriotic ceremony held at the beginning of every meeting.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
In these days, the Christian community observes Pentecost, which is the celebration of the driving winds of the Holy Spirit, which enabled people to speak their own languages and to understand one another.
—Michael Pham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
Make the language direct and outcome-focused.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
The Barnstable County Assembly of Delegates, Cape Cod’s legislative branch of its regional government, has approved modifying the language of the patriotic ceremony held at the beginning of every meeting.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
In these days, the Christian community observes Pentecost, which is the celebration of the driving winds of the Holy Spirit, which enabled people to speak their own languages and to understand one another.
—Michael Pham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
Make the language direct and outcome-focused.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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Adding complexity, these disparate systems don’t always use the same vocabulary.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Each has its own vocabulary, grammar, and intellectual flavor.—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
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The Problem With Prompts AI prompts are typically built on standard industry terminology, rehashed competitive positioning and category language.—
Stu Sjouwerman,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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But first, a note on terminology, as not all personalized tailoring is made at the same level.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
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This isn’t to suggest that Young needs to pick up where Hunt has left off, in terms of salty diction.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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But Auschwitz had also left its mark on his diction—a sort of verbal tattoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Her name was on the tip of many tongues.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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Jurado noted that tongues of salt water are already encroaching into some of the freshwater areas of South Florida.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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Many older residents speak not just Italian and Croatian, but also a local dialect derived from Old Venetian and Old Croatian.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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The campaign said there weren’t any previous questions that preceded that question that could influence how people answered, other than the wording of that particular question.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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The logic still applies even if the wording needs an update.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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How did the name Go-Go being used as slang for parties come about?—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
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The home was dubbed Snowman in honor of Bryan’s late brother, Chris, who earned the nickname from the golf slang for a score of eight on an individual hole.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/language. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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