Patter; rigmarole.
A strain in a rhyme, song, or poem; refrain; flow.
A constant or repeated line or verse; theme.
The speech of a person or class of persons; form of speech; talk; utterance; manner of speaking or writing; phraseology; diction.
Language; tongue.
A national tongue (in contrast to a foreign language).
Precedent.
The state of preceding in importance or priority.