a language user's knowledge of words | the mental faculty or power of vocal communication |
the system of techniques or symbols serving as a means of expression (as in arts or crafts) | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication |
a listing of the words used in some enterprise | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
| (language) communication by word of mouth |
| the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
| a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline |