extralinguistic

[ ek-struh-ling-gwis-tik ]

adjective
  1. not included within the realm of language or linguistics.

Origin of extralinguistic

1
First recorded in 1925–30; extra- + linguistic

Other words from extralinguistic

  • ex·tra·lin·guis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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