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用語 — meaning in English

yōgo

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English meaning

  • language noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
  • phraseology noun Study of set or fixed expressions.
  • term noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.
  • terminology noun The specialised set of terms used in a particular field or subject.
  • vocabulary noun All the words someone knows and uses, or all the words belonging to a particular subject or language.

Senses

用語 is used for these senses in English:

  • language (uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
  • phraseology The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
  • term A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
  • terminology The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms.
  • vocabulary The stock of words used in a particular field.

language — full definition

  1. noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
  2. noun The particular style, wording, or tone used in speech or writing.
  3. noun A system of symbols and rules used to write computer programs.
  4. noun Strong or offensive words; swearing.

phraseology — full definition

  1. noun Study of set or fixed expressions.
  2. noun The style in which words and phrases are used in writing or speech.
  3. noun A group of specialized words and expressions used by a particular group.
  4. noun A collection of phrases; a phrasebook.

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