linguistic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to language
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of or relating to linguistics
Other Word Forms
- linguistically adverb
- nonlinguistic adjective
- pseudolinguistic adjective
- pseudolinguistically adverb
Etymology
Origin of linguistic
Example Sentences
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Sharaa also issued a decree recognising Kurdish cultural, linguistic and civil rights by making Kurdish a national language, granting nationality to stateless Kurds, and declaring their new year a national holiday.
From BBC
Joyu graduated from the University of Missouri with a dual degree in journalism and linguistics, and began her career as an intern in the Journal's Hong Kong bureau.
The researchers also tested traditional linguistic elements such as phonemes and morphemes.
From Science Daily
Zlotowski combines Foster’s fluency and Lilian’s rich personal life with a mystery so entertaining — and so very French — that the film functions almost as an advertisement for language and linguistic study.
From Salon
"Syrian Kurdish citizens are an essential and integral part of the Syrian people, and their cultural and linguistic identity is an inseparable part of the diverse and unified Syrian national identity," the decree said.
From Barron's
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