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language: The noun language has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (48) language, linguistic communication -- (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") 2. (5) speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication -- ((language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets") 3. (2) lyric, words, language -- (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") 4. (1) linguistic process, language -- (the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings") 5. (1) language, speech -- (the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals") 6. terminology, nomenclature, language -- (a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology") learning: The noun learning has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) learning, acquisition -- (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language") 2. (1) eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism -- (profound scholarly knowledge) The verb learn has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (90) learn, larn, acquire -- (gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate") 2. (53) learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted") 3. (6) memorize, memorise, con, learn -- (commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?") 4. (3) learn, study, read, take -- (be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam") 5. (2) teach, learn, instruct -- (impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat") 6. determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn -- (find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time") |
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