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language

[lang-gwij] / ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ /
NOUN
system of words for communication
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accent dialect expression jargon prose sound speech style terminology vocabulary voice word wording
STRONG
argot articulation brogue cant communication conversation diction dictionary discourse doublespeak gibberish idiom interchange lexicon palaver parlance patois phraseology signal slang talk tongue utterance verbalization vernacular vocalization
WEAK
lingua franca
Antonyms
STRONGEST
silence
STRONG
quiet standard

Example Sentences

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Meta Platforms announced a new large language model Wednesday, its first major new artificial intelligence model in more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Last Thursday, Alibaba released Qwen3.6-Plus, the latest version of its flagship large language model series, with a focus on its ability to write computer code.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

We live our lives “in language we have put there ourselves,” Mr. Phillips writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Each phase of the ascent was, in the understated language of mission control, "nominal": maximum dynamic pressure, main engine cut-off and booster separation.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Jonah was thinking that maybe English wasn’t his native language, after all.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix