Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; 
- Example: "he taught foreign languages"- Example: "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"- Example: "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"[syn: language, linguistic communication]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
linguistic communication
    n 1: a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or
         conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the
         language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the
         speed with which a program can be executed depends on the
         language in which it is written" [syn: language,
         linguistic communication]