DICTOMETER

LENGUA (Spanish for "language")

(language, tongue, språk, tunge)

1. Synonyms:
   • Language
   • Linguistic communication
   Definitions:
   • a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
   Examples:
   • He taught foreign languages
   • The language introduced is standard throughout the text
   • The speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Speech
   • Speech communication
   • Spoken communication
   • Spoken language
   • Language
   • Voice communication
   • Oral communication
   Definitions:
   • (language) communication by word of mouth
   Examples:
   • His speech was garbled
   • He uttered harsh language
   • He recorded the spoken language of the streets
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Lyric
   • Words
   • Language
   Definitions:
   • the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
   Examples:
   • His compositions always started with the lyrics
   • He wrote both words and music
   • The song uses colloquial language
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Linguistic process
   • Language
   Definitions:
   • the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
   Examples:
   • He didn't have the language to express his feelings
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Language
   • Speech
   Definitions:
   • the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
   Examples:
   • Language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Terminology
   • Nomenclature
   • Language
   Definitions:
   • a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
   Examples:
   • Legal terminology
   • Biological nomenclature
   • The language of sociology