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as in tongues
the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication
Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and other countries where English is the dominant language
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as in dialects
the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field
"love" means "nothing" in the language of tennis
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as in dictions
the way in which something is put into words
we're finding the language of the legal documents to be tough going
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Recent Examples of languages
Taiwan was also the first traceable point of the passing of the many Austronesian languages, said Victoria Chen, a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.
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Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
If things seemed a little pricey at the concession stands, there were some bonding moments that fans of all languages could appreciate — especially those familiar with American football.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
FlareFlow, which operates under COL Group – listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board – has released approximately 5,200 series to date, with 33 million registered users, support for 14 languages, and a presence spanning upward of 200 countries and regions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 June 2026
The adversaries made for a striking scene, exchanging insults in mutually unintelligible languages in the dead of night.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
For the last couple of years, the test has been provided in six languages, allowing vital linguistic access to our more than 70,000 students learning English as a second language.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Football in Ghana is a powerful unifying force in a country of more than 30 million people, multiple languages, and dozens of distinct ethnic groups.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Israel’s military has spokespeople in several languages, but only Adraee is famous enough to be known by his first name.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
If things seemed a little pricey at the concession stands, there were some bonding moments that fans of all languages could appreciate — especially those familiar with American football.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
FlareFlow, which operates under COL Group – listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board – has released approximately 5,200 series to date, with 33 million registered users, support for 14 languages, and a presence spanning upward of 200 countries and regions.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 June 2026
The adversaries made for a striking scene, exchanging insults in mutually unintelligible languages in the dead of night.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
For the last couple of years, the test has been provided in six languages, allowing vital linguistic access to our more than 70,000 students learning English as a second language.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Football in Ghana is a powerful unifying force in a country of more than 30 million people, multiple languages, and dozens of distinct ethnic groups.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Israel’s military has spokespeople in several languages, but only Adraee is famous enough to be known by his first name.
—Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for languages
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The xenophobic law meant that Yiddish-speaking Jews and Italians seeking to vote could be required to recite and write passages from the state Constitution, regardless of their level of education in their native tongues or whether their conduct as new Americans was exemplary.—
Robert Polner,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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Almost all of them speak in tongues additional to their native ones.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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It is also being distributed internationally and has been translated into French, Spanish, German and three Greenlandic dialects.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The first three were post-dictions of inflation; the latter four were predictions that had not yet been observed when they were made.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Moxley case has effectively been told three times across three different American vocabularies.—
Kate Casey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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By the end of the learning unit, Burton said growth in the children could be seen as their vocabularies expanded to using words such as thermometer, blood pressure and punctured.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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First, its molecules prefer to sit on the surface of the skin rather than being more readily absorbed into the bloodstream, which can occur for some formulations.—
Guy German,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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According to the study authors, independent frameworks for comparing energy drink formulations have been relatively limited.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Language is often a reflection of the culture that shapes it, impacting tone, idioms, dialects and even silence across regions.—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Probably because at the time many of the time signatures and chordal progressions that Miles used were over the head of a young guitar player still functioning in the blues and folk idioms.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Languages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/languages. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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