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n. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

n. the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"

language, linguistic communication, oral communication, oral language

n. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

language, words, lyric

n. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"

language, speech, oral communication

n. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

language, object language, machine language, machine code, application development language, programming language, computer native language, computer language, computer-oriented language

n. (computer science) a language designed for programming computers

spoken

adj. uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken"

vocal, spoken

adj. having or using the power to produce speech or sound; "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"

terminology, nomenclature

n. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"

expression, saying, locution

n. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

phrasing, wording, diction, phraseology, verbiage, choice of words

n. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

inscription, lettering

n. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

substance, content, message, subject matter

n. what a communication that is about something is about

autograph

n. something written by one's own hand

signature

n. your name written in your own handwriting

talk

n. an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"

vernacular

n. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

chitchat, gab, gabfest, gossip, tittle-tattle, chin-wag, chin-wagging, causerie, small talk

n. light informal conversation for social occasions

cant, jargon, patois, lingo, slang, argot

n. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

delivery, speech, manner of speaking

n. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"

speech, words, actor's line

n. words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"

profanity

n. vulgar or irreverent speech or action

articulation

n. the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech

idiom, accent, dialect

n. the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"

diction, enunciation

n. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

phrasing, wording, diction, phraseology, verbiage, choice of words

n. the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton

idiom, parlance

n. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

pronunciation

n. the manner in which someone utters a word; "they are always correcting my pronunciation"

tongue, natural language

n. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

articulate

adj. expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

vocal, sung

adj. relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"

written

adj. set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence"

inarticulate, unarticulate

adj. without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry"

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