n.
1.a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
2.(language) communication by word of mouth
3.a system of words used in a particular discipline
4.the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
5.the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
6.the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
Idiom of the Day
pour oil on troubled waters
to calm down a quarrel, to say something to lessen anger and bring peace to a situation
The teachers tried to pour oil on troubled waters when they saw the fight among the students.