private language (English, noun)
expansion: private language (plural private languages)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see private, language.
topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
glosses: A language which expresses one's inner thoughts, feelings, or experiences but which cannot be used for communication, since it is known to and understandable by only one person—the existence of which was famously argued by Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) to be impossible.
Forms:
form: private languages
tags: plural