Languages

noun

1. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

   “he taught foreign languages”

   Synonymslinguistic communication

2. (language) communication by word of mouth

   “his speech was garbled”

   Synonymsspeechspeech communicationspoken communicationspoken languagevoice communication

3. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

   “his compositions always started with the lyrics”

   Synonymslyricwords

4. the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication

   “he didn't have the language to express his feelings”

   Synonymslinguistic process

5. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

   “language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals”

   Synonymsspeech

6. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

   “legal terminology”

   Synonymsterminologynomenclature