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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
Foreigners who wish to become Ukrainian citizens must pass a test on the country's language, history, and constitution.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
The 64 selected last fall are a highly motivated group that represents a true cross-section of the student body, including six different home languages, students with disabilities and all academic levels.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Photosynthesis was such a profound development; so were eukaryotes, nervous systems and language.
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
The government's 2011 population census found that a little more than 10% of Indians fluently speak the language.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
The 64 selected last fall are a highly motivated group that represents a true cross-section of the student body, including six different home languages, students with disabilities and all academic levels.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
Photosynthesis was such a profound development; so were eukaryotes, nervous systems and language.
—Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
The government's 2011 population census found that a little more than 10% of Indians fluently speak the language.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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According to the California Library Association, summer reading programs help children and teens retain and enhance their reading skills over the summer and benefit adults by stimulating the brain, increasing vocabulary and sparking imagination.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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For much of the past 1,000 years, Yiddish was spoken by three quarters of the world’s Jews — a Germanic vernacular, seasoned with Hebrew, Slavic and Romance vocabulary, that bridged polyglot Jewish communities in Central and Eastern Europe and followed them to the far corners of the diaspora.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2025
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Automated transcription tools may struggle with accuracy, particularly in disciplines with specialized terminology or nuanced language.—
Beth Worthy,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Jane says 'cuckold' is a 'spot-on' description for Diddy Geragos asked about Jane researching lifestyle terminology that could help define their relationship in 2022.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
10 June 2025
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So Fuller, too, keeps shifting her diction into high gear.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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This was the voice of Suzanne Vega, a singer with little in the way of vocal dynamics or overt flourish, just a diction of great clarity and control.—
Emma Madden,
Vulture,
9 May 2025
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Other compatible tips are available to purchase, including a tongue scraper and a toothbrush.—
Alexis Berger,
SELF,
23 June 2025
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At Attari Sandwich Shop, known for its beef tongue sandwich, the pre-revolution Iranian flag hung near the cash register — but none of the diners wanted to give an interview.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
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Some stems from that, and then some stems from being around Pacific Islanders all day and other Samoans and Hawaiians and different dialects and different slang.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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And last summer, Ferrari executives reportedly received WhatsApp voice messages mimicking their CEO’s voice, down to the regional dialect.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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How other Idaho leaders have reacted to public land sale U.S. Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, opposed the original wording of the provision alongside Crapo, speaking out for the first time last Friday in a statement to the Statesman.—
Alex Music,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
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The wording of the notice suggests the collected data can be used much more broadly than past department data sets.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
24 June 2025
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Unleashing Wood has ushered in an exciting new phase for a widely influential band that has defined a state-of-the-art jazz idiom deeply engaged with other genres.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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Scientists analyzed recordings of three groups of chimpanzees living in the Ivory Coast and found that chimps can combine their hoots, grunts and calls in a similar way to how humans use idioms or change the order of words to build new phrases.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
11 May 2025
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Some stems from that, and then some stems from being around Pacific Islanders all day and other Samoans and Hawaiians and different dialects and different slang.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 June 2025
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Twain dared to buck the expectations of critics by using the colloquial dialect and slang of those with little education.—
Kyra Davis Lurie
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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“Language.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/language. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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