private language

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Noun

1. {{&lit|en|private|language}}
2. {{lb|en|philosophy}} A language which expresses one's inner [[thought]]s, [[feeling]]s{{,}} or [[experience]]s 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 [[w:Ludwig Wittgenstein|Ludwig Wittgenstein]] (1889-1951) to be [[impossible]].

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