1 [MASS NOUN] The method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way:
a study of the way children learn language
[AS MODIFIER]: language development
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1.1A non-verbal method of expression or communication:
body language
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2A system of communication used by a particular country or community:
the book was translated into twenty-five languages
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2.1 Computing A system of symbols and rules for writing programs or algorithms:
the systems were developed using languages such as Fortran and Basic
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3 [MASS NOUN] The style of a piece of writing or speech:
he explained the procedure in simple, everyday language
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3.1The phraseology and vocabulary of a particular profession, domain, or group:
legal language
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3.2 (usually as bad/foul/strong language) Coarse or offensive language:
the film contains some violence and bad language
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