Antiquity(noun) the quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as, a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great antiquity. Antiquity(noun) old age. Antiquity(noun) ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as, Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.
Syllabic consonant. A syllabic consonant or vocalic consonant is a consonant that forms a syllable on its own, like the m, n and l in the English words rhythm, button and bottle, or is the nucleus of a syllable, like the r sound in the American pronunciation of work.
Noun. 1. spoken language - (language) communication by word of mouth; his speech was garbled; he uttered harsh language; he recorded the spoken language of the streets. oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, voice communication, speech, language.ords-the words that are spoken; I listened to his words very closely. orthoepy, pronunciation-the way a word or a language is customarily spoken; the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners; that is the correct pronunciation.