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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
Awareness, not alarm, is a powerful tool for families navigating online spaces where harmful language and intent are often hidden in plain sight.
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Sharlette A. Kellum, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
There’s an inherent inadequacy of the English language to fully illustrate how great this bar is.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Workers who love incomprehensible, corporate-speak language tend to be bad at decision-making.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Even everyday tasks can be made more cognitively engaging by adding an element of challenge, such as trying a new recipe or practicing another language.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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Sharlette A. Kellum, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
There’s an inherent inadequacy of the English language to fully illustrate how great this bar is.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Workers who love incomprehensible, corporate-speak language tend to be bad at decision-making.
—Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Even everyday tasks can be made more cognitively engaging by adding an element of challenge, such as trying a new recipe or practicing another language.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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The propeller hat has become a signature look for the pig — a 4-year-old Vietnamese potbelly named Merlin — who has more than 1 million followers on Instagram, a surprisingly hefty vocabulary and a Guinness World Record.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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The subject matter is deathly serious—international war, unfolding in real time, killing thousands—yet the visual vocabulary is preposterously trivializing.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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With highly specialized terminology, of course.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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The terminology for these classes is well-established and often recycled.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 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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Yellow roach powder covered the scuffed parquet floors and coated the tongue of Masha the cat, who roamed freely through the complex.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The woman pauses, runs her tongue over her teeth.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Today, many of those words fill out the default dialect of an entire generation — regardless of race, region or class — living online.—
Moriah Humiston,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Poison frontman, evoking the regional dialect of his native Pittsburgh, bursts with adrenaline on a typical day.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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That is also reflected in the latest analysis of the bill by senate staff, which includes possible new wording focusing only on the assessment and not on establishing a new policy to bring back grizzlies.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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According to the wording of the bill, a library board would need majority approval from a city council for these staffing decisions.—
Rose Evans
Updated March 30,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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An idiom is a phrase that is common to a certain population.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 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.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
26 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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But alcohol rations for sailors in general had been eliminated many years before Daniels’s ban, and the wine prohibition would have applied only to a small set of officers, too small a group to generate such popular slang.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/language. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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