language in WordNet English dictionary

1. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
   "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
   language  speech 
   
2. the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
   "he didn't have the language to express his feelings"
   linguistic process  language 
   
3. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
   "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"
   language  linguistic communication 
   
4. (language) communication by word of mouth
   "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
   speech  speech communication  spoken communication  spoken language  language  voice communication  oral communication 
   
5. the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
   "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language"
   lyric  words  language 
   
6. a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
   "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"
   terminology  nomenclature  language