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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
Football in Ghana is a powerful unifying force in a country of more than 30 million people, multiple languages, and dozens of distinct ethnic groups.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Israel’s military has spokespeople in several languages, but only Adraee is famous enough to be known by his first name.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Johnson County nonprofit Fountain of Life aims to change that by providing information about serious topics as well as social opportunities in several different Asian languages.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
The festival runs July 18–25 and will present 65 films from 35 countries and regions in 27 languages, including two world premieres, one international premiere, three Asian premieres, 12 Southeast Asian premieres and 28 Malaysian premieres.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026
Blunt simply has never been better, and this is a very complicated and challenging role involving multiple languages and an A-to-Z range of emotional dexterity to pull it off.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Those messages can be programmed in multiple languages.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Israel’s military has spokespeople in several languages, but only Adraee is famous enough to be known by his first name.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Johnson County nonprofit Fountain of Life aims to change that by providing information about serious topics as well as social opportunities in several different Asian languages.
—Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
The festival runs July 18–25 and will present 65 films from 35 countries and regions in 27 languages, including two world premieres, one international premiere, three Asian premieres, 12 Southeast Asian premieres and 28 Malaysian premieres.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026
Blunt simply has never been better, and this is a very complicated and challenging role involving multiple languages and an A-to-Z range of emotional dexterity to pull it off.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2026
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Those messages can be programmed in multiple languages.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
—Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for languages
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Almost all of them speak in tongues additional to their native ones.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Now most of them bite their tongues instead of raising their voices.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 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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By the end of the learning unit, Burton said growth in the children could be seen as their vocabularies expanded to using words such as thermometer, blood pressure and punctured.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Shallow, misogynistic speech has seeped into the daily vocabularies of many, suggesting the toxic, anti-woman values that have long inspired such rhetoric are once again calcifying into a widespread and serious problem.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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At Tuckernuck, Americana charm goes hand in hand with sweat-ready formulations — serving up looks for the studio, the nail salon, and every setting in between.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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What Research Really Shows Some research has found an association between mouthwash use and higher blood pressure, particularly with frequent use and stronger antibacterial formulations.—
Laura Bradley,
Health,
3 June 2026
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Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languages. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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