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receptive languages

receptive languages is the plural of receptive language.

Meaning of receptive language

Noun

receptive language (countable and uncountable, plural receptive languages)

  1. The ability to comprehend information and understand spoken language (or sign language). It may include understanding of the vocabulary and concepts presented, short-term memory and sequencing information.

Questions about receptive languages

What is receptive languages the plural of?
Receptive languages is the plural of receptive language.

Words near receptive languages in the dictionary

  1. receptions
  2. receptive
  3. receptive aphasia
  4. receptive aphasias
  5. receptive language
  6. receptive languages
  7. receptively
  8. receptiveness
  9. receptivenesses
  10. receptivities
  11. receptivity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: receptive languages (page history and authors); receptive language (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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