Any means of conveying or communicating
ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the
voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the organs of
the throat and mouth.
The expression of ideas by writing, or any
other instrumentality.
The forms of speech, or the methods of
expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.
The characteristic mode of arranging
words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of
expression; style.
The inarticulate sounds by which animals
inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.
The suggestion, by objects, actions, or
conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of
flowers.
The vocabulary and phraseology belonging
to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language;
the language of chemistry or theology.
A race, as distinguished by its
speech.