Literature vs. Language

Literaturenoun

The body of all written works.

Literaturenoun

The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.

Literaturenoun

All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.

Literaturenoun

Written fiction of a high standard.

Literaturenoun

Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.

Literaturenoun

The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.

Literaturenoun

The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres.

Literaturenoun

The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.

Literaturenoun

creative writing of recognized artistic value

Literaturenoun

the humanistic study of a body of literature;

Literaturenoun

published writings in a particular style on a particular subject;

Literaturenoun

the profession or art of a writer;

Literaturenoun

written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit

Literaturenoun

books and writings published on a particular subject

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leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice

Literature

Literature broadly is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.

Languagenoun

(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The ability to communicate using words.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The vocabulary and usage of a particular specialist field.

Languagenoun

The expression of thought (the communication of meaning) in a specified way.

Languagenoun

A body of sounds, signs and/or signals by which animals communicate, and by which plants are sometimes also thought to communicate.

Languagenoun

A computer language; a machine language.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) Manner of expression.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) The particular words used in a speech or a passage of text.

Languagenoun

(uncountable) Profanity.

Languagenoun

A languet, a flat plate in or below the flue pipe of an organ.

Languageverb

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Languagenoun

Any means of conveying or communicating ideas;

Languagenoun

The expression of ideas by writing, or any other instrumentality.

Languagenoun

The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas, peculiar to a particular nation.

Languagenoun

The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.

Languagenoun

The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man express their feelings or their wants.

Languagenoun

The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.

Languagenoun

The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or department of knowledge; as, medical language; the language of chemistry or theology.

Languagenoun

A race, as distinguished by its speech.

Languagenoun

Any system of symbols created for the purpose of communicating ideas, emotions, commands, etc., between sentient agents.

Languagenoun

Any set of symbols and the rules for combining them which are used to specify to a computer the actions that it is to take; also referred to as a computer lanugage or programming language; as, JAVA is a new and flexible high-level language which has achieved popularity very rapidly.

Languageverb

To communicate by language; to express in language.

Languagenoun

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols;

Languagenoun

(language) communication by word of mouth;

Languagenoun

a system of words used in a particular discipline;

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the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication;

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the mental faculty or power of vocal communication;

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the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number;

Language

A language is a structured system of communication used by humans, based on speech and gesture (spoken language), sign, or often writing. The structure of language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary.