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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"term": "language",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the system of communication in speech and writing that is used by people of a particular country or area",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the English language"
},
{
"text": "It takes a long time to learn to **speak a language** well."
},
{
"text": "All the children must learn a **foreign language**."
},
{
"text": "German is my **native language**."
},
{
"text": "Is English an **official language** in your country?"
},
{
"text": "The novel has been translated into over twenty languages."
},
{
"text": "She **has a good command of the** Spanish **language**."
},
{
"text": "Good **language skills** are essential in this job."
},
{
"text": "They fell in love in spite of **the language barrier** *(= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages)*."
},
{
"text": "Why study Latin? It's a **dead language** *(= no longer spoken by anyone)*."
},
{
"text": "How many foreign languages does she speak?"
},
{
"text": "Most local cinemas show films in the original language, with German subtitles."
},
{
"text": "Portuguese is the national language of Brazil."
},
{
"text": "Some minority languages are dying out."
},
{
"text": "idiomatic expressions that enrich the language"
},
{
"text": "manuscripts written in an unknown language"
},
{
"text": "She could speak some Chinese, but never studied the written language."
}
],
"topics": ["Language"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["first", "native", "foreign"],
"verb + language": ["speak", "know", "understand"],
"language + noun": ["acquisition", "development", "learning"],
"phrases": [
"command of (a) language",
"knowledge of (a) language",
"mastery of (a) language"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the use by humans of a system of sounds and words to communicate",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a qualification in **language teaching**"
},
{
"text": "a study of **language acquisition** in two-year-olds"
},
{
"text": "Language is constantly evolving."
},
{
"text": "theories about the origins of language"
},
{
"text": "new methods of language learning"
},
{
"text": "Her command of language is very advanced for a six-year-old."
}
],
"topics": ["Language"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["spoken", "written", "colloquial"],
"verb + language": ["use", "be couched in", "be expressed in"],
"preposition": ["in…language"],
"phrases": ["use of language"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a particular style of speaking or writing",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**spoken/written language**"
},
{
"text": "literary/poetic language"
},
{
"text": "**foul language** *(= words that people may consider offensive)*"
},
{
"text": "The poem **uses** distinctly modern **language**."
},
{
"text": "His strength is that he addresses his readers in plain language."
},
{
"text": "the language of science"
},
{
"text": "Give your instructions in everyday language."
},
{
"text": "They were shouting and using foul language."
},
{
"text": "The following programme contains strong language."
},
{
"text": "people using foul language"
},
{
"text": "She reserved her harshest language for those she believed had betrayed her."
},
{
"text": "His letter was couched in very formal language."
},
{
"text": "The writer's use of language reflects the personality of each character."
}
],
"topics": ["Language"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["spoken", "written", "colloquial"],
"verb + language": ["use", "be couched in", "be expressed in"],
"preposition": ["in…language"],
"phrases": ["use of language"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a way of expressing ideas and feelings using movements, symbols and sound",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the language of mime"
},
{
"text": "the language of dolphins/bees"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a system of symbols and rules that is used to operate a computer",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **programming language**"
}
],
"topics": ["Computers"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be careful about what you say in order not to upset or offend somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Watch your language, young man!"
},
{
"text": "The referee told the players to mind their language."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be able to communicate easily with another person because you share similar opinions and experience",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/",
"audio": "la/language/language__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/",
"audio": "la/language/language__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French langage, based on Latin lingua ‘tongue’."
}