Translation
language (way of speaking), speech
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Word origin
From langue ('tongue'), from Latin lingua. French keeps langue for a named language and langage for the faculty or the manner of speaking.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lingua
- English cognates
- language, linguistic
Grammar
Examples
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The way children speak changes quickly.
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You should watch your language in front of them.
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Machine languages are hard to learn.
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His body language says it all.
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That language is too harsh for a child.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 27, lesson 7: langage, bah, emballer and 7 more words.