Language

Language — Lan guage, n. [OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See {Tongue}, cf. {Lingual}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

language — 1> язык Ex: the Russian language русский язык Ex: finger language язык жестов, язык глухонемых Ex: living language живой язык Ex: working language рабочий язык (в международных организациях) Ex: the working languages of this committee are English …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

language — noun 1) язык; речь finger language 2) coll. брань (тж. badlanguage) I won t have any language here прошу не выражаться 3) стиль; языкписателя the language of Shakespeare язык Шекспира Syn: see wording …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …   Universalium

Language — This article is about the properties of language in general. For other uses, see Language (disambiguation). Cuneiform is one of the first known forms of written language, but spoken language is believed to predate writing by tens of thousands of… …   Wikipedia

language — язык absolute language algorithmical language algorithmic language applicative language artificial language assembler language block structured language Boolean algebra based language Boolean based language command language compilative language… …   Англо-русский словарь технических терминов

language — ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ сущ. язык а) (как способ и средство общения) речь to butcher, murder a language ≈ искажать язык to enrich a language ≈ обогащать язык to learn, master a language ≈ …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

language — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French langage, from lange, langue tongue, language, from Latin lingua more at tongue Date: 14th century 1. a. the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

language — язык – algebraic language – algorithmic language – assembler language – code language – computer oriented language – data base language – extensible language – formalize language – in everyday language – information… …   Англо-русский технический словарь

language — noun /ˈlæŋɡwɪʤ/ a) A form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system. the English language b) The ability to communicate using words. sign language …   Wiktionary