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Any means of conveying or communicating ideas;
specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice;
sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of the throat
and mouth. |
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The expression of ideas by writing, or any other
instrumentality. |
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The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas,
peculiar to a particular nation. |
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The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to
an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style. |
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The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man
express their feelings or their wants. |
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The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of
ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers. |
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The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or
department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of
chemistry or theology. |
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A race, as distinguished by its speech. |
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To communicate by language; to express in language. |
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