"ordinary language" meaning in English

See ordinary language in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ordinary languages [plural]
Etymology: ordinary + language Etymology templates: {{m|en|ordinary}} ordinary, {{m|en|language}} language Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ordinary language (countable and uncountable, plural ordinary languages)
  1. natural language Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Languages

Inflected forms

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