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Conventional — Con*ven tion*al, a. [L. conventionalis: cf. F. conventionnel.] 1. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated. [1913 Webster] Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights service. Sir M. Hale. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Language planning — This article is about the field of language planning and policy. See Constructed language for details on the creation of planned or artificial languages. Language planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or… … Wikipedia
language — 1 Language, dialect, tongue, speech, idiom are comparable when they denote a body or system of words and phrases used by a large community (as of a region) or by a people, a nation, or a group of nations. Language may be used as a general term… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
language — ► NOUN 1) the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. 2) the system of communication used by a particular community or country. 3) the phraseology and… … English terms dictionary
language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… … Universalium
language, philosophy of — Philosophical study of the nature and use of natural languages and the relations between language, language users, and the world. It encompasses the philosophical study of linguistic meaning (see semantics), the philosophical study of language… … Universalium
language — lan•guage [[t]ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) ling. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the French language[/ex] 2) ling. a)… … From formal English to slang
language — /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ / (say langgwij), /ˈlæŋwɪdʒ / (say langwij) noun 1. communication by voice in the distinctively human manner, using arbitrary auditory symbols in conventional ways with conventional meanings. 2. any set or system of such symbols as… …
Language of mathematics — The language of mathematics is the system used by mathematicians to communicate mathematical ideas among themselves. This language consists of a substrate of some natural language (for example English) using technical terms and grammatical… … Wikipedia
Conventional Egyptian chronology — For a general discussion, see Egyptian chronology. For a similar list, see List of Pharaohs. Contents 1 Protodynastic Period 1.1 Dynasty 0 circa 3100–2920 … Wikipedia
