Noun

• S: (n) language, linguistic communication (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"
• S: (n) speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication ((language) communication by word of mouth) "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
• S: (n) lyric, words, language (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"
• S: (n) linguistic process, language (the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication) "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
• S: (n) language, speech (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication) "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
• S: (n) terminology, nomenclature, language (a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline) "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"