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ordinary language

ordinary language noun: synonym of natural language.

Noun

ordinary language (countable and uncountable, plural ordinary languages)

  1. Synonym of natural language.

Synonyms of ordinary language

Forms of ordinary language

pluralordinary languages

Origin of ordinary language

From ordinary + language.

Questions about ordinary language

What does ordinary language mean?
Ordinary language means synonym of natural language.
What part of speech is ordinary language?
Ordinary language is a noun.
What is the plural of ordinary language?
The plural of ordinary language is ordinary languages.

Words near ordinary language in the dictionary

  1. ordinary
  2. ordinary course of business
  3. ordinary differential equation
  4. ordinary differential equations
  5. ordinary form
  6. ordinary language
  7. ordinary language philosophies
  8. ordinary language philosophy
  9. ordinary languages
  10. Ordinary level
  11. ordinary magisteria

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