langue
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langue
(läng, läNg)n.
Language viewed as a system including vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation of a particular community.
[French, from Old French; see language.]
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langue
(lɑːŋɡ)n
(Linguistics) linguistics language considered as an abstract system or a social institution, being the common possession of a speech community. Compare parole5
[C19: from French: language]
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langue
(lɑ̃g)n. French.
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
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langue
Any language considered in the abstract as belonging to a community.
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nounLinguistics. A system of terms used by a people sharing a history and culture:
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