English Words Starting With L

• langrenus

  nounVery low
  /læŋˈɡriːnəs/A prominent lunar impact crater on the eastern edge of the Moon's near side.
• langreo

  nounC1
  /laŋˈɡreɪ.əʊ/Langreo refers primarily to a municipality and council in the autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain, forming part of the comarca of Nalón. It is a proper noun, a toponym.
• langres plateau

  nounC1/C2
  /lɒŋr plæˈtəʊ/A large limestone plateau in northeastern France.
• langsat

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˈlæŋsæt/A small, round, tropical fruit (Lansium parasiticum), pale yellow to brown in colour, with a sweet, slightly tart, segmented flesh.
• langshan

  nounVery Low Frequency / Niche
  /ˈlæŋʃæn/A breed of tall domestic fowl originating in China, characterized by black plumage with a greenish sheen and feathered legs.
• langston

  nounVery Low (as a general vocabulary item); Medium-High in specific cultural/academic contexts related to Hughes.
  /ˈlæŋstən/A proper noun, most commonly a surname or given name of English origin, or a placename.
• langsyne

  adverbnounVery Low
  /ˌlɑːŋˈsʌɪn/Long ago; in the distant past.
• langton

  nounVery low
  /ˈlæŋtən/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of English origin, or a place name. It is also the name of a famous cellular automaton (Langton's Ant).
• langtry

  nounRare
  /ˈlæŋtri/A proper noun: the surname of Lillie Langtry, a famous British actress and socialite of the Victorian era, also used to name various places and things after her.
• language

  nounA1
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/A system of communication consisting of sounds, words, and grammar used by humans.
• language acquisition device

  nounLow
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən dɪˌvaɪs/A theoretical innate mental faculty that enables humans, particularly children, to naturally acquire language.
• language arts

  nounMedium
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ɑːts/The school subject or area of study focused on developing skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening in one's native language.
• language barrier

  nounB2
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌbæriə(r)/A difficulty in communication between people who speak different languages.
• language death

  nounB2-C1
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ deθ/The process by which a language loses its last native speakers and ceases to be used as a primary means of communication.
• language laboratory

  nounB2
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ləˈbɒrətri/A room equipped with audio and sometimes video equipment for learning and practising a foreign language, often involving individual booths and teacher monitoring.
• language planning

  nounLow-to-medium (primarily academic/technical contexts)
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌplænɪŋ/The organized, deliberate effort to influence the structure, function, or acquisition of a language or its varieties within a speech community.
• language school

  nounB1
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ skuːl/An institution where students study a foreign language.
• language universal

  nounLow (C2)
  /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːs(ə)l/A linguistic feature or pattern that is found, or is hypothesized to be found, in all natural human languages.
• langue

  nounLow (Specialist)
  /lɒ̃ɡ/A specific language system, as conceived by an individual speaker, community, or as an abstract system of rules, in contrast to its concrete use (parole).
• langue d'oc

  nounVery Rare / Highly Specialized
  /ˌlɒ̃ɡ ˈdɒk/The historical Romance language of southern France, particularly the medieval language of troubadours, from which Occitan developed.

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