HOW TO PRONOUNCE
language
/ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
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American Pronunciation Guide · 0:39
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Keep the “ng-gw” sequence connected.
The first vowel is the a in cat. Move through the nasal ng sound into g and w without an extra vowel, then finish with a light vowel and the j sound.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“We practice the language during dinner.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does language mean?
noun
- A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
- The ability to communicate using words.
- A sublanguage: the slang of a particular community or jargon of a particular specialist field.
More meanings (10)
noun
- The specific wording or style of a text, such as a law or a contract.
- (figuratively) The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way; that which communicates something, as language does.
- A body of sounds, signs or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.
- A computer language; a machine language.
- A manner of expression.
- The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.
- Profanity.
- A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.
interjection
- An admonishment said in response to someone using vulgar language during a conversation.
verb
- (rare) To communicate by language; to express in language.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
I have no language to express the high excitement and deep anxiety which were felt among us poor slaves during this time.
The light in Ray’s pale-blue eyes and the feeling in his voice more than made up for the stiffness of his language.
More book examples (3)
It is impossible for language to describe the bitter scowl of rage which rendered yet darker the swarthy countenance of the Templar.
By you being pardon’d, we commit no crime To use one language in each several clime Where our scenes seem to live.
He would be like a philologist refusing to examine a fact in language, a philosopher hesitating to scrutinize a fact in humanity.