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as in tongues
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 dialects
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 dictions
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 languages
Kids can swing Dora and Boots, cook in the treehouse kitchen, or decorate the casita with stickers, all while hearing familiar voices in two languages.
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Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
What was the creative decision of shifting between both languages in that specific scene?
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
There are also differences for families who speak other languages.
—jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The dialogue is in a mix of English and Chinese, which as Tan has noted is perfectly normal in Singapore – a multicultural society with four official languages also including Tamil and Malay.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The higher-ups are disbelieving, but Alex points out that the network has a fancy new AI that can replicate her voice in a zillion languages.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
At a conference table on the 41st floor of JPMorgan’s headquarters in Manhattan, Doug Petno is flexing his fluency across the languages of climate, finance, and old-school oil and gas.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Presented in its original Hindi-Turkish format, viewers have a choice of subtitles in 10 languages.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
What was the creative decision of shifting between both languages in that specific scene?
—Giana Levy, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
There are also differences for families who speak other languages.
—jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The dialogue is in a mix of English and Chinese, which as Tan has noted is perfectly normal in Singapore – a multicultural society with four official languages also including Tamil and Malay.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
The higher-ups are disbelieving, but Alex points out that the network has a fancy new AI that can replicate her voice in a zillion languages.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
At a conference table on the 41st floor of JPMorgan’s headquarters in Manhattan, Doug Petno is flexing his fluency across the languages of climate, finance, and old-school oil and gas.
—Justin Worland, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
Presented in its original Hindi-Turkish format, viewers have a choice of subtitles in 10 languages.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for languages
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Swift and Styles set tongues wagging after they were spotted by paparazzi strolling together in November 2012, and things seemed even more heated after they were photographed sharing some New Year’s Eve smooches the following month.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The women of The View have entered the Jimmy Kimmel chat after initially holding their tongues in the wake of his suspension last week.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
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Throughout a career spanning more than three decades, Garg sang in dozens of languages and dialects, becoming a powerhouse in the Assamese, Bengali and Hindi-language film and music industries.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
21 Sep. 2025
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Many live in complex social groups, communicate in different dialects, pass on culture through generations, engage in play and even grieve the loss of family and friends as was the case here.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The first three were post-dictions of inflation; the latter four were predictions that had not yet been observed when they were made.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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All the tired vocabularies have been thrown out, replaced by a mad, post-minimalist openness and pluralism.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such findings defy the zero-sum formulations; indeed, Riofrancos argues, a path to zero emissions that depends on electrifying personal vehicles is the slowest path to that goal (albeit one that might not demand larger societal shifts).—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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This allowed Sparxell to trial-and-error the process—identifying practical limitations and refining formulations iteratively.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, analytical software has revolutionized linguistic inquiry, enabling greater understanding of the ways language works—when, how, and why words break out; the specific contexts for expressions and idioms.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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These systems can interpret regional slang, idioms and context-specific expressions, hence minimizing both over-censorship and under-enforcement.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languages. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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