extralinguistic
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of extralinguistic
First recorded in 1925–30; extra- + linguistic
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So, even though we may be surprised by the “Mickey Mouse” quality of what we actually sound like, it is the extralinguistic content of what our voices may reveal that could be more disconcerting.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2018
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