History
History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
brogue

a strong leather shoe for country wear

system of words for communication

dialogue

(writing in the form of) a conversation or talk

talk

diction

a person's style or way of speaking

style of speech; articulation

duologue

a conversation between two people

talk

idiom

a group of words with a meaning that is not obvious through knowledge of the individual words but must be learnt as a whole, e.g. 'give up, in order to, be all ears'

manner of speaking, turn of phrase

jargon

a style of a language full of technical or special words

specialized language; dialect

language

the system of human communication of knowledge, ideas, feelings etc using sounds and words

system of words for communication

lingua franca

a language adopted for local communication over an area in which several languages are spoken, e.g. Swahili in East Africa

system of words for communication

phrase

a group of words (without a finite verb) forming part of sentence, e.g. 'in the garden', 'in order to', 'first of all'; to express something in words

group of words; way of speaking

speech

the power, act, manner, of speaking; a formal set of spoken statements to a group

talk

tongue

the movable organ in the mouth, used in talking, tasting, licking etc; a language

language

wording

the way in which something is expressed; choice of words to express meaning

way of expressing a thought

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