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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
The jobs in question include teachers of foreign languages, such as French, Mandarin and Spanish, elementary physical education, social studies, English and language arts.
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Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Like many young women of her generation, Lady Anne was educated at home by a governess and reportedly excelled at music and languages.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
Becoming a pop culture staple since its 2004 launch, Ticket to Ride has sold over 20 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Alongside the infrastructure drive, India is backing the development of sovereign foundational AI models trained on Indian languages and local contexts.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
The film is a contemporary adaptation of Erich Kästner’s classic 1929 novel, which has been translated into more than 60 languages since its original publication and remains a cornerstone of children’s literature.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Despite speaking different languages, Toro Sepulveda and Henry became close friends, both said.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
Dos Santos, who speaks four languages, has already started putting his stamp on the team by tweaking LAFC’s playing style.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2026
Like many young women of her generation, Lady Anne was educated at home by a governess and reportedly excelled at music and languages.
—Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
Becoming a pop culture staple since its 2004 launch, Ticket to Ride has sold over 20 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Alongside the infrastructure drive, India is backing the development of sovereign foundational AI models trained on Indian languages and local contexts.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
The film is a contemporary adaptation of Erich Kästner’s classic 1929 novel, which has been translated into more than 60 languages since its original publication and remains a cornerstone of children’s literature.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
Despite speaking different languages, Toro Sepulveda and Henry became close friends, both said.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026
Dos Santos, who speaks four languages, has already started putting his stamp on the team by tweaking LAFC’s playing style.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for languages
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Her debut turn alongside Jeremy Renner as a seductive escort got industry tongues wagging.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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When snowflakes began to fall, some stuck their tongues out and laughed, playfully nudging one another.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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The event also featured a video about the three countries and fundraising for Sudan, poetry readings, a Kahoot game about the three dialects and prizes, henna and face painting, Syrian dance, a Sudanese wedding reenactment, a fashion show and ethnic food.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Each one is overflowing with the familiar sights of families taking a passeggiata, or stroll, the aromatic smells of fresh pasta and pizza napoletana, and the musical sounds of the Italian language and its many regional dialects.—
Giovanna Caravetta,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2026
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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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Teams were asked to learn new interfaces, adopt new vocabularies, and take responsibility for outputs whose behavior remained probabilistic rather than deterministic.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The discovery of language skills in great apes — various gorillas and chimps learned substantial vocabularies in sign language or symbols — and that of tool use across the animal kingdom have, over the years, chipped away at the idea that there is any single ingredient that makes humans unique.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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The research also demonstrates that improvements in battery performance can be achieved by engineering nanoscale environments rather than by developing new electrolyte formulations.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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The cadence would be right, the vocabulary impeccable, the formulations reassuringly familiar.—
Walter Quattrociocchi,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2026
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Those books introduced me to a vision of American teenage life and taught me the rhythms and idioms of American English, nuances that would later replace my Britishisms and shape my career as a journalist.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Like fellow North Carolinians Wednesday and MJ Lenderman—local stars descended from the likes of Lucinda Williams and Drive-By Truckers—Dowdy carves complex new visions into the idioms of his upbringing.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languages. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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