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language noun

  /ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/ , [ˈleɪŋɡwɪd͡ʒ]
  • (countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
  • (uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.
 lingua, linguaggio
  • (uncountable) A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
  • (countable, uncountable, figurative) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.
  • (computing, countable) A computer language; a machine language.
  • (uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.
 linguaggio, lingua
constructed language
lingua artificiale
programming language
linguaggio di programmazione
sign language
lingua dei segni, linguaggio mimico
official language
lingua ufficiale
standard language
lingua standard, lingua scritta
foreign language
lingua straniera
language family
famiglia linguistica
proto-language
protolingua
machine language
linguaggio macchina, codice macchina
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