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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
The bill adds language to extend the same confidentiality protections to members of the execution team who participate in a firing squad execution as those who would have been involved in a lethal injection.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
The lengths and distribution of these spike patterns showed similarities to human language.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The lengths and distribution of these patterns showed similarities to human language.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Carney noted that the country has two official languages and Air Canada especially has a responsibility to communicate in both languages.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
The lengths and distribution of these spike patterns showed similarities to human language.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
The lengths and distribution of these patterns showed similarities to human language.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
Carney noted that the country has two official languages and Air Canada especially has a responsibility to communicate in both languages.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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The fact that the same software enabled such a range of idiosyncratic styles decisively undermines any claim of a causal relationship between Gehry’s digital tools and his formal vocabulary.—
Julian Rose,
Artforum,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ehrlich’s contributions to that vocabulary proved far more durable than his predictions.—
Brian C. Keegan,
The Conversation,
26 Mar. 2026
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There’s no official word from Netflix, but the terminology making it into the code could suggest an imminent launch.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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That’s looks-maxxing terminology for becoming really, really hot.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Feldmann, a relatively recent Juilliard graduate, showed his Lieder-singing chops in the Viennese fare, his tone robust, his diction crisp.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Whereas Boyd was plain-spoken on purpose, Wheeler’s diction was always elevated and precise, with a hint of sarcasm.—
Nell Freudenberger,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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In another part of the factory, a worker used a wooden stick, like a tongue compressor at a doctor’s office, to scrape excess bits of explosive out of the grooves inside each shell, ensuring that the base would screw on smoothly.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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The sediment close to their roots can be as sweet as fruit nectars or tree sap, although to human tongues the mud tastes overwhelmingly of salt and decay.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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Human communication with honeyguides in northern Mozambique occurs in local dialects.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The gambit that Shelley somehow comes to possess her fictional creation is sustained, as Ida alternates between a very American dialect and a more high-toned British accent.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The wording was our way of capturing voter sentiment.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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While the bill originally included sidewalks and other public passages in its wording, those were removed in an later amendment.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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If the assignment is to translate something from a foreign language, there are plenty of tools and resources that can do it for you, including by recognizing and figuratively translating idioms.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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The centuries-old pot-kettle idiom points out hypocrisy — as when one person accuses another of a flaw that afflicts himself.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Mogging is internet slang for dominating someone less attractive.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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In 1993, Green started compiling 500 years of English slang by sifting through mountains of primary sources.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/language. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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