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Definition of Language
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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.

To communicate by language; to express in language.

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Language Quotations
Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.
Albert Einstein

A riot is the language of the unheard.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Mark Twain

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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