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language

US /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/

noun Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company offers language classes to employees who work with overseas clients.

Synonyms

  • tonguea mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
  • speechthe act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
  • dialectthe usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

Collocations

  • Easy foreign language
    describing foreign language (of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own))
  • Medium body language
    to body language, meaning to invest with or as with a body; give body to
  • Hard language proficiency requirement
    describing language proficiency requirement (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
  • Very Hard flowery language
    describing flowery language (of or relating to or suggestive of flowers)

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.