langue

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Antonyms 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 3 Italian 3.1 Verb

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French

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Wikipedia

langue (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) Language as a system rather than language in use. Langue is the formal rules, structures, and limitations of language.

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• (language in use): parole

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[edit] Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *linguaticum, from Latin lingua (“‘tongue, speech, language’”), from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Indo-European *dnghwa- (“‘tongue, speech, language’”).

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• IPA: /lɑ̃ɡ/, SAMPA: /lA~g/

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langue f. (plural langues)

1. (anatomy) tongue

   la langue dans la bouche

2. (linguistics) language (system of communication using written or spoken words)

   la langue maternelle

   faire parler la langue française — Bertrand Barère

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• langue maternelle

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[edit] Verb

langue

1. Third-person singular present tense of languire.