language (n)
linguistic communication (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
examples 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
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Hypernym communication
Member of this domain - TOPIC limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous; well-turned; uncorrupted, undefiled; synchronic; diachronic, historical; accent, accent mark; expressive style, style; speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication; alphabetize
Hyponym usage; dead language; words; source language; object language, target language; sign language, signing; artificial language; metalanguage; native language; indigenous language; superstrate, superstratum; natural language, tongue; lingua franca, interlanguage, koine; string of words, word string, linguistic string; barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught; slanguage
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Domain of synset - TOPIC limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous; well-turned; uncorrupted, undefiled; synchronic; diachronic, historical; accent, accent mark; expressive style, style; speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication; alphabetize
Pertainym (pertains to noun) lingual → language
Pertainym (pertains to noun) linguistic → language; nonlinguistic → language; intralinguistic → language; cross-linguistic → language; extralinguistic → language
Hyponym communication
Hypernym usage; dead language; words; source language; object language, target language; sign language, signing; artificial language; metalanguage; native language; indigenous language; superstrate, superstratum; natural language, tongue; lingua franca, interlanguage, koine; string of words, word string, linguistic string; barrage, bombardment, outpouring, onslaught; slanguage

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