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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
First published by Canongate Books in 2020, the novel has sold 15 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 56 languages.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 May 2026
Courts can interpret contracts but not change the language.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
René Cárdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers during a 60-year career, has died.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
And having performed at festivals such as Eurosonic and Sziget, the Serbian sextet, performing in their native language for the first time, know how to work a fully conscious crowd, too.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 May 2026
Courts can interpret contracts but not change the language.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
René Cárdenas, the first Spanish-language broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers during a 60-year career, has died.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
And having performed at festivals such as Eurosonic and Sziget, the Serbian sextet, performing in their native language for the first time, know how to work a fully conscious crowd, too.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for language
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That tension has long been part of Stewart’s red carpet shoe vocabulary.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
16 May 2026
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Swifties often attempt to speak or sing as Taylor Swift does, employing a similar vocabulary and vocalizations.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The terminology was already there.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
11 May 2026
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Benefit structures also include terminology and rules that require careful interpretation.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
8 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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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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Floating above the soundstage was a massive eyeball with a rainbow runway carpet protruding from it like a tongue.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Also unique to this new style is its circular design which replaces the traditional lattice mesh on the tongue and side ventilation cutout.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
16 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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Investors meticulously scrutinize the statement, looking for tiny wording changes that could signal what the committee is planning to do next.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The National Assembly passed the laws in July 2024, but the final approved wording was not published in the country’s official gazette until last week, at which time the law became effective.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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The Western musical tradition is mostly sidelined in favor of kuduro, gqom, batida, and sounds too free of familiar musical idioms to be easily categorized.—
Will Lynch,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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While the work’s English title might indicate a sense of amusement or distraction, the Chinese title is an idiom that refers to being caught in a dilemma, like a boat that has left one shore but has not yet reached the other.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 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 18 May. 2026.
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