language
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
he taught foreign languages
Types & categories
- communication hypernym
- usage hyponym
- dead language hyponym
- words hyponym
- source language hyponym
- target language hyponym
- sign language hyponym
- artificial language hyponym
- metalanguage hyponym
- native language hyponym
- indigenous language hyponym
- superstrate hyponym
- natural language hyponym
- lingua franca hyponym
- string of words hyponym
- bombardment hyponym
- slanguage hyponym
Related & opposite
- accent mark has domain topic
- expressive style has domain topic
- speech communication has domain topic
- alphabetize has domain topic
- lucid has domain topic
- well-turned has domain topic
- uncorrupted has domain topic
- synchronic has domain topic
- diachronic has domain topic
Sense 2 noun
(language) communication by word of mouth
his speech was garbled
Types & categories
- auditory communication hypernym
- words hyponym
- orthoepy hyponym
- conversation hyponym
- give-and-take hyponym
- saying hyponym
- non-standard speech hyponym
- idiolect hyponym
- monologue hyponym
- magic spell hyponym
- dictation hyponym
- monologue hyponym
Related & opposite
- language domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
his compositions always started with the lyrics
Types & categories
- text hypernym
- love lyric hyponym
Parts & wholes
- song part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
he didn't have the language to express his feelings
Types & categories
- higher cognitive process hypernym
- reading hyponym
Sense 5 noun
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
Types & categories
- module hypernym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
legal terminology
Types & categories
- word hypernym
- markup language hyponym
- toponymy hyponym
Related & opposite
- terminological derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | accent mark |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | expressive style |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | speech communication |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | alphabetize |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | lucid |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | well-turned |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | uncorrupted |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | synchronic |
| 1 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | diachronic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | communication |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | usage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dead language |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | words |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | source language |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | target language |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sign language |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | artificial language |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | metalanguage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | native language |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indigenous language |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | superstrate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | natural language |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lingua franca |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | string of words |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bombardment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slanguage |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | language |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | auditory communication |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | words |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | orthoepy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | conversation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | give-and-take |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | saying |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | non-standard speech |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | idiolect |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | monologue |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | magic spell |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dictation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | monologue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lyricist |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lyric |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | song |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | text |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | love lyric |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | higher cognitive process |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | reading |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk |
| 5 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | verbalize |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lexis |
| 5 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lexicon |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | module |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | terminological |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | word |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | markup language |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | toponymy |