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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lang-gwij |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ |
Definition of languages
Origin :- late 13c., langage "words, what is said, conversation, talk," from Old French langage (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *linguaticum, from Latin lingua "tongue," also "speech, language" (see lingual). The form with -u- developed in Anglo-French. Meaning "a language" is from c.1300, also used in Middle English of dialects:
- Mercii, þat beeþ men of myddel Engelond[,] vnderstondeþ bettre þe side langages, norþerne and souþerne, þan norþerne and souþerne vnderstondeþ eiþer oþer. [John of Trevisa, translation of Bartholomew de Glanville's "De proprietatibus rerum," 1398]In oþir inglis was it drawin, And turnid ic haue it til ur awin Language of the norþin lede, Þat can na noþir inglis rede. ["Cursor Mundi," early 14c.]
- Language barrier attested from 1933.
- noun system of words for communication
- It died just as the languages of most of our Indian tribes have become a thing of the past.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- We would advise all who are about to begin the study of languages to give it a trial.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
- He looses his moral courage just as he comes to hate books and languages.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- His works in French and Latin show him to be a poet in three languages.
- Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various
- I will give two or three examples to shew the difference of these two languages.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- They have two languages, that of the nobles and that of the people, and both are very copious.
- Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
- There are many words in these languages borrowed from other peoples.
- Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne
- His love for study was enthusiastic, particularly in regard to the languages.
- Extract from : « The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 » by Various
- They think I can read in all languages and discourse on all subjects.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- They speak, besides French, the English and Italian languages.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith
Synonyms for languages
- accent
- argot
- articulation
- brogue
- cant
- communication
- conversation
- dialect
- diction
- dictionary
- discourse
- doublespeak
- expression
- gibberish
- idiom
- interchange
- jargon
- lexicon
- lingua franca
- palaver
- parlance
- patois
- phraseology
- prose
- signal
- slang
- sound
- speech
- style
- talk
- terminology
- tongue
- utterance
- verbalization
- vernacular
- vocabulary
- vocalization
- voice
- word
- wording
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