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as in tongues
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries where English is the dominant language
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as in dialects
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
"love" means "nothing" in the language of tennis
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as in dictions
the way in which something is put into words
we're finding the language of the legal documents to be tough going
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The tools enable organizations to monitor and analyze sentiment in different languages and cultural contexts simultaneously.
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Joe Burton, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
A couple of years later, Montessori published a book, The Montessori Method, which was printed in English in the United States in 1912; over time, it would be translated into 20 different languages.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
The 2025 program will select four emerging directors to create short films in the Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil languages.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Filmed on iPhone program, expanding to four languages with a high-profile mentor lineup of Indian cinema heavyweights.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Black Loyalists, West Indians, and liberated Africans from various ethnic backgrounds settled in Freetown, blending their cultures, religions, and languages which have come to define the city and its people today.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Services feature songs and scripture readings in four languages.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
And the Karen and Telugu communities have additional regular services in their own languages.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
She was acquainted with five languages by kindergarten and went on to study how people learn and process language.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Joe Burton, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
A couple of years later, Montessori published a book, The Montessori Method, which was printed in English in the United States in 1912; over time, it would be translated into 20 different languages.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
The 2025 program will select four emerging directors to create short films in the Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi and Tamil languages.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Filmed on iPhone program, expanding to four languages with a high-profile mentor lineup of Indian cinema heavyweights.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
Black Loyalists, West Indians, and liberated Africans from various ethnic backgrounds settled in Freetown, blending their cultures, religions, and languages which have come to define the city and its people today.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Services feature songs and scripture readings in four languages.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
And the Karen and Telugu communities have additional regular services in their own languages.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
She was acquainted with five languages by kindergarten and went on to study how people learn and process language.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languages. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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