言語 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- language noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
- linguistic adj Relating to language or the study of language.
- word noun The smallest unit of language that carries meaning on its own, made up of one or more sounds or letters.
Senses
言語 is used for these senses in English:
- language (uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.
- language (uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
- language (computing, countable) A computer language; a machine language.
- language (uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.
- linguistic Of or relating to language.
- word (computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register). [from 20th c.]
language — full definition
- noun A system of words and grammar used by a community to communicate.
- noun The particular style, wording, or tone used in speech or writing.
- noun A system of symbols and rules used to write computer programs.
- noun Strong or offensive words; swearing.