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linguagem.

language (the general system or concept of communication using words, symbols or gestures)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽj̃/Brazil[lĩˈɡwa.ʒẽɪ̯̃]Brazil/lĩˈɡwa.ʒɐ̃j̃/Portugal
  1. language (the general system or concept of communication using words, symbols or gestures)

    feminine
  2. language (wording, choice of words; style)

    feminine
    linguagem formal
  3. language (a particular language used by a group of people, spoken or written)

    feminine
  4. jargon (language characteristic of a particular group)

    feminine
    Eu não entendo a linguaguem médica.
  5. programming language

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese lenguage, borrowed from Old Occitan lenguatge, from Vulgar Latin *linguāticum, from Classical Latin lingua.

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