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lappet moth
  • n  medium-sized hairy moths; larvae are lappet caterpillars
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langley
  • n  unit of solar radiation
  • n  United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)
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langmuir
  • n  United States chemist who studied surface chemistry and developed the gas-filled tungsten lamp and worked on high temperature electrical discharges (1881-1957)
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langobard
  • n  a member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century
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langouste
  • n  warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California
  • n  large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters
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langoustine
  • n  caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster
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langside
  • n  (1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants
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langtry
  • n  British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)
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language
  • n  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
  • n  (language) communication by word of mouth
    he uttered harsh language
    he recorded the spoken language of the streets
  • n  the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
    the song uses colloquial language
  • n  the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
    he didn't have the language to express his feelings
  • n  the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
    language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
  • n  a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
    the language of sociology
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language area
  • n  a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language
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language barrier
  • n  barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
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