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1. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (noun.cognition)
| part holonym | : | lexis, |
| definition | : | all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function (noun.cognition) |
2. the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | higher cognitive process, |
| definition | : | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | reading, |
| definition | : | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message (noun.cognition) |
3. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | communication, |
| definition | : | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | usage, |
| definition | : | the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dead language, |
| definition | : | a language that is no longer learned as a native language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | words, |
| definition | : | language that is spoken or written (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | source language, |
| definition | : | a language that is to be translated into another language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | object language, target language, |
| definition | : | the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sign language, signing, |
| definition | : | language expressed by visible hand gestures (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | artificial language, |
| definition | : | a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | metalanguage, |
| definition | : | a language that can be used to describe languages (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | native language, |
| definition | : | the language that a person has spoken from earliest childhood (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | indigenous language, |
| definition | : | a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | superstrate, superstratum, |
| definition | : | the language of a later invading people that is imposed on an indigenous population and contributes features to their language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | natural language, tongue, |
| definition | : | a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | slanguage, |
| definition | : | language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | accent, accent mark, |
| definition | : | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | expressive style, style, |
| definition | : | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period (noun.communication) |
| domain member category | : | alphabetize, |
| definition | : | provide with an alphabet (verb.possession) |
| domain member category | : | well-turned, |
| definition | : | (of language) aptly and pleasingly expressed (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | uncorrupted, undefiled, |
| definition | : | (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | synchronic, |
| definition | : | concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | diachronic, historical, |
| definition | : | used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time (adj.all) |
4. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | word, |
| definition | : | a unit of language that native speakers can identify (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | markup language, |
| definition | : | a set of symbols and rules for their use when doing a markup of a document (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | toponomy, toponymy, |
| definition | : | the nomenclature of regional anatomy (noun.communication) |
5. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | text, textual matter, |
| definition | : | the words of something written (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | love lyric, |
| definition | : | the lyric of a love song (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | song, vocal, |
| definition | : | a short musical composition with words (noun.communication) |
6. (language) communication by word of mouth (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | words, |
| definition | : | the words that are spoken (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | orthoepy, pronunciation, |
| definition | : | the way a word or a language is customarily spoken (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | conversation, |
| definition | : | the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | expression, locution, saying, |
| definition | : | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | non-standard speech, |
| definition | : | speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | idiolect, |
| definition | : | the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | monologue, |
| definition | : | a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | dictation, |
| definition | : | speech intended for reproduction in writing (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | language, linguistic communication, |
| definition | : | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols (noun.communication) |
7. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | speak, talk, |
| definition | : | use language (verb.communication) |
8. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | terminological, |
| definition | : | of or concerning terminology (adj.pert) |
9. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | lyricist, lyrist, |
| definition | : | a person who writes the words for songs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | lyric, |
| definition | : | write lyrics for (a song) (verb.creation) |
10. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | speak, talk, |
| definition | : | use language (verb.communication) |
11. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | terminological, |
| definition | : | of or concerning terminology (adj.pert) |
12. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | lyricist, lyrist, |
| definition | : | a person who writes the words for songs (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | lyric, |
| definition | : | write lyrics for (a song) (verb.creation) |
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