Dream Dictionary

Language

To dream that you are studying a language, denotes that you are having difficulties expressing your thoughts.

To hear foul language in your dream, signifies that you will soon find yourself in an embarrassing situation.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: 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" [syn: language, linguistic communication]
  • 2: (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" [syn: speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication]
  • 3: the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number; "his compositions always started with the lyrics"; "he wrote both words and music"; "the song uses colloquial language" [syn: lyric, words, language]
  • 4: the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication; "he didn't have the language to express his feelings" [syn: linguistic process, language]
  • 5: the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals" [syn: language, speech]
  • 6: a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology" [syn: terminology, nomenclature, language]