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language

language /ˈlæŋgwɪʤ/ noun
plural languages
language
/ˈlæŋgwɪʤ/
noun
plural languages
Britannica Dictionary definition of LANGUAGE
[noncount] : the system of words or signs that people use to express thoughts and feelings to each other often used before another noun see also body language
[count] : any one of the systems of human language that are used and understood by a particular group of people
see also sign language
[noncount] : words of a particular kind
[noncount] : the words and expressions used in a particular activity or by a particular group of people
[count] : a system of signs and symbols that is used to control a computer
[count] : a system of sounds or movements by which animals communicate with each other

speak/talk the same language

: to understand each other well because of shared ideas and feelings