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language
language
n 1: 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" [syn: {linguistic
communication}]
2: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was
garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the
spoken language of the streets" [syn: {speech}, {speech
communication}, {spoken communication}, {spoken language},
{voice communication}, {oral communication}]
3: a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal
terminology"; "the language of sociology" [syn: {terminology},
{nomenclature}]
4: the cognitive processes involved in producing and
understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have
the language to express his feelings" [syn: {linguistic
process}]
5: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication;
"language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
[syn: {speech}]
6: 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"
[syn: {lyric}, {words}]
speak
speak
v 1: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This
depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: {talk}, {utter},
{mouth}, {verbalize}, {verbalise}]
2: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business";
"Actions talk louder than words" [syn: {talk}]
3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't
speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: {talk}]
4: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of
trustees" [syn: {address}]
5: make a characteristic or natural sound; "The drums spoke"
[also: {spoken}, {spoke}]
foreign
FOREIGN. That which belongs to another country; that which is strange. 1
Peters, R. 343.
2. Every nation is foreign to all the rest, and the several states of
the American Union are foreign to each other, with respect to their
municipal laws. 2 Wash. R. 282; 4 Conn. 517; 6 Conn. 480; 2 Wend. 411 1
Dall. 458, 463 6 Binn. 321; 12 S. & R. 203; 2 Hill R. 319 1 D. Chipm. 303 7
Monroe, 585 5 Leigh, 471; 3 Pick. 293.
3. But the reciprocal relations between the national government and the
several states composing the United States are not considered as foreign,
but domestic. 9 Pet. 607; 5 Pet. 398; 6 Pet. 317; 4 Cranch, 384; 4 Gill &
John. 1, 63. Vide Attachment, for foreign attachment; Bill of exchange, for
foreign bills of exchange; Foreign Coins; Foreign Judgment; Foreign Laws;
Foreigners.
video
video
n 1: the visible part of a television transmission; "they could
still receive the sound but the picture was gone" [syn:
{picture}]
2: a recording of both the video and audio components
(especially one containing a recording of a movie or
television program) [syn: {video recording}]
3: broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects;
"she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a
medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie
Kovacs [syn: {television}, {telecasting}, {TV}]
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