Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

a language

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: a lan-guage
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A translator's or interpreter's mother tongue, i.e. their main active language, into which they are able to translate or interpret from their other working languages.

Inflected Forms

A languages (plural)

Phrases

first language language combination

Frequently Paired Words

first language language combination B language C language

Questions

What does a language mean?: A translator's or interpreter's mother tongue, i.e. their main active language, into which they are able to translate or interpret from their other working languages.

How to pronounce a language

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