What does "receptive language" mean?

The ability to comprehend information and understand spoken language (or sign language). It may include understanding of the vocabulary and concepts presented, short-term memory and sequencing information.

Receptive language

Q: What is a synonym for "receptive language"?

Common synonyms include: comprehension, comprehension ability, comprehension based language, comprehension capacity, early understanding, language comprehension.

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Noun

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The ability to comprehend information and understand spoken language (or sign language). It may include understanding of the vocabulary and concepts presented, short-term memory and sequencing information. countable, uncountable

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comprehension comprehension ability comprehension based language comprehension capacity early understanding language comprehension

Antonyms

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expressive language language production speech production

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