Main Entry: <B>lan·guage</B> <IMG height=11 src="http://www.m-w.com/images/audio.gif" width=16 border=0>
Pronunciation: <TT>'la[ng]-gwij, -wij</TT>
Function: <I>noun</I>
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from <I>langue </I>tongue, language, from Latin <I>lingua</I> -- more at TONGUE...