language

Definitions


[ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the principal method of human communication, consisting of words used in a structured and conventional way and conveyed by speech, writing, or gesture
(e.g: a study of the way children learn language)

- a system of communication used by a particular country or community
(e.g: the book was translated into twenty-five languages)

- the style of a piece of writing or speech
(e.g: he explained the procedure in simple, everyday language)


Phrases:
- speak the same language

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French langage, based on Latin lingua ‘tongue’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries