language zone

/ˌlæŋgwɪdʒ zoʊn/
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Other forms: language zones

Definitions of language zone
  1. noun
    a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language
    synonyms: language area
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    type of:
    cortical area, cortical region
    any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
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