| LAN | the mental faculty or power of vocal communication |
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| LAN | the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication |
| LAN | a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
| LAN | a system of words used in a particular discipline |
| LAN | the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number |
| LAN | communication by word of mouth |
| LAN | a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
| LAN | barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages |
| LAN | learning to use a language |
| LAN | a period of instruction learning a language |
| LAN | a requirement that a student know certain languages |
| LAN | a school for teaching foreign languages |