language area

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language area - a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language language zone left brain, left hemisphere - the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body cortical area, cortical region - any of various regions of the cerebral cortex Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca - the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center - the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people