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natural language

nat·u·ral lan·guage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nach-er-uh l, nach-ruh l lang-gwij]
    • /ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/
    • /ˈnætʃrəl ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nach-er-uh l, nach-ruh l lang-gwij]
    • /ˈnætʃ ər əl, ˈnætʃ rəl ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ/

Definitions of natural language words

  • noun natural language a language used as a native tongue by a group of speakers. 1
  • noun natural language language that has evolved naturally 1
  • noun Technical meaning of natural language (application)   A language spoken or written by humans, as opposed to a language use to program or communicate with computers. Natural language understanding is one of the hardest problems of artificial intelligence due to the complexity, irregularity and diversity of human language and the philosophical problems of meaning. See also Pleuk grammar development system, proof, MIT "Start" Project, New York U. 1
  • noun natural language a language that has evolved naturally as a means of communication among people 0
  • noun natural language languages of this kind considered collectively 0
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Origin of natural language

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Natural language

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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natural language popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

natural language usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for natural language

noun natural language

  • tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
  • lingua — the tongue or a part like a tongue.
All 2 Synonyms of natural language

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